diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index fd16577a40d5..cffef147e042 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ src-wlib := string.S crt0.S stdio.c main.c flatdevtree.c flatdevtree_misc.c \
 		ns16550.c serial.c simple_alloc.c div64.S util.S \
 		gunzip_util.c elf_util.c $(zlib) devtree.c oflib.c ofconsole.c \
 		4xx.c ebony.c mv64x60.c mpsc.c mv64x60_i2c.c cuboot.c bamboo.c \
-		cpm-serial.c
+		cpm-serial.c stdlib.c
 src-plat := of.c cuboot-83xx.c cuboot-85xx.c holly.c \
 		cuboot-ebony.c treeboot-ebony.c prpmc2800.c \
 		ps3-head.S ps3-hvcall.S ps3.c treeboot-bamboo.c cuboot-8xx.c \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/stdlib.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/stdlib.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e00d58c29eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/stdlib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * stdlib functions
+ *
+ * Author: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include "stdlib.h"
+
+/* Not currently supported: leading whitespace, sign, 0x prefix, zero base */
+unsigned long long int strtoull(const char *ptr, char **end, int base)
+{
+	unsigned long long ret = 0;
+
+	if (base > 36)
+		goto out;
+
+	while (*ptr) {
+		int digit;
+
+		if (*ptr >= '0' && *ptr <= '9' && *ptr < '0' + base)
+			digit = *ptr - '0';
+		else if (*ptr >= 'A' && *ptr < 'A' + base - 10)
+			digit = *ptr - 'A' + 10;
+		else if (*ptr >= 'a' && *ptr < 'a' + base - 10)
+			digit = *ptr - 'a' + 10;
+		else
+			break;
+
+		ret *= base;
+		ret += digit;
+		ptr++;
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (end)
+		*end = (char *)ptr;
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/stdlib.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/stdlib.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1bf01ac73aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/stdlib.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _PPC_BOOT_STDLIB_H_
+#define _PPC_BOOT_STDLIB_H_
+
+unsigned long long int strtoull(const char *ptr, char **end, int base);
+
+#endif