diff --git a/include/asm-arm/processor.h b/include/asm-arm/processor.h
index 31290694648b..04f4d34c6317 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/processor.h
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ struct thread_struct {
 
 #define INIT_THREAD  {	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+#define nommu_start_thread(regs) do { } while (0)
+#else
+#define nommu_start_thread(regs) regs->ARM_r10 = current->mm->start_data
+#endif
+
 #define start_thread(regs,pc,sp)					\
 ({									\
 	unsigned long *stack = (unsigned long *)sp;			\
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	regs->ARM_r2 = stack[2];	/* r2 (envp) */			\
 	regs->ARM_r1 = stack[1];	/* r1 (argv) */			\
 	regs->ARM_r0 = stack[0];	/* r0 (argc) */			\
+	nommu_start_thread(regs);					\
 })
 
 /* Forward declaration, a strange C thing */