diff --git a/README b/README
index 5793b0a206..309d88dce4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2597,6 +2597,10 @@ FIT uImage format:
 		CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE
 		The size of the malloc pool used in SPL.
 
+		CONFIG_SPL_DISPLAY_PRINT
+		For ARM, enable an optional function to print more information
+		about the running system.
+
 		CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
 		Support for common/libcommon.o in SPL binary
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
index 459ebb55e5..4d7ef5c524 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ static void init_boot_params(void)
 {
 	boot_params_ptr = (u32 *) &boot_params;
 }
+
+void spl_display_print(void)
+{
+	omap_rev_string();
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
index 4d1ac85d00..b10832a7e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/spl.c
@@ -219,10 +219,7 @@ void preloader_console_init(void)
 
 	printf("\nU-Boot SPL %s (%s - %s)\n", u_boot_rev, U_BOOT_DATE,
 		U_BOOT_TIME);
-	omap_rev_string();
-}
-
-void __weak omap_rev_string()
-{
-	printf("Texas Instruments Revision detection unimplemented\n");
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_DISPLAY_PRINT
+	spl_display_print();
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
index d633573c25..b48f81dc33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ void sr32(void *, u32, u32, u32);
 u32 wait_on_value(u32, u32, void *, u32);
 void sdelay(unsigned long);
 void set_pl310_ctrl_reg(u32 val);
-void omap_rev_string(void);
 void setup_clocks_for_console(void);
 void prcm_init(void);
 void bypass_dpll(u32 *const base);
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
index 74feb90277..72e9df7881 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ void set_muxconf_regs_non_essential(void);
 void sr32(void *, u32, u32, u32);
 u32 wait_on_value(u32, u32, void *, u32);
 void sdelay(unsigned long);
-void omap_rev_string(void);
 void setup_clocks_for_console(void);
 void prcm_init(void);
 void bypass_dpll(u32 *const base);
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h
index 71ef9b077f..65b566c037 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ u32 omap_boot_mode(void);
 
 /* SPL common function s*/
 void spl_parse_image_header(const struct image_header *header);
-void omap_rev_string(void);
 void spl_board_prepare_for_linux(void);
 int spl_start_uboot(void);
+void spl_display_print(void);
 
 /* NAND SPL functions */
 void spl_nand_load_image(void);
diff --git a/board/overo/overo.c b/board/overo/overo.c
index f973870830..c6d50a07ac 100644
--- a/board/overo/overo.c
+++ b/board/overo/overo.c
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Routine: omap_rev_string
- * Description: For SPL builds output board rev
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-void omap_rev_string(void)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Routine: get_board_revision
  * Description: Returns the board revision
diff --git a/include/configs/omap4_common.h b/include/configs/omap4_common.h
index ee0c4b9d9b..c1c2fa9f3c 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap4_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap4_common.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40304350
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		(38 * 1024)
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
+#define CONFIG_SPL_DISPLAY_PRINT
 
 /*
  * 64 bytes before this address should be set aside for u-boot.img's
diff --git a/include/configs/omap5_evm.h b/include/configs/omap5_evm.h
index 4f0a6c1358..b4a237ac0c 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap5_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap5_evm.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x40300350
 #define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		0x19000	/* 100K */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR
+#define CONFIG_SPL_DISPLAY_PRINT
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR	0x300 /* address 0x60000 */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_U_BOOT_MAX_SIZE_SECTORS	0x200 /* 256 KB */