diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
index 2ecb828e4a8b..1636cdbef01a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CFLAGS_pmsu.o			:= -march=armv7-a
 obj-y				 += system-controller.o mvebu-soc-id.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_MACH_MVEBU_V7),y)
-obj-y				 += cpu-reset.o board-v7.o coherency.o coherency_ll.o pmsu.o
+obj-y				 += cpu-reset.o board-v7.o coherency.o coherency_ll.o pmsu.o pmsu_ll.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		 += platsmp.o headsmp.o platsmp-a9.o headsmp-a9.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)	 += hotplug.o
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
index 53a55c8520bf..a1d407c0febe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ static void __iomem *pmsu_mp_base;
 extern void ll_disable_coherency(void);
 extern void ll_enable_coherency(void);
 
+extern void armada_370_xp_cpu_resume(void);
+
 static struct platform_device armada_xp_cpuidle_device = {
 	.name = "cpuidle-armada-370-xp",
 };
@@ -140,13 +142,6 @@ static void armada_370_xp_pmsu_enable_l2_powerdown_onidle(void)
 	writel(reg, pmsu_mp_base + L2C_NFABRIC_PM_CTL);
 }
 
-static void armada_370_xp_cpu_resume(void)
-{
-	asm volatile("bl    ll_add_cpu_to_smp_group\n\t"
-		     "bl    ll_enable_coherency\n\t"
-		     "b	    cpu_resume\n\t");
-}
-
 /* No locking is needed because we only access per-CPU registers */
 void armada_370_xp_pmsu_idle_prepare(bool deepidle)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu_ll.S b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu_ll.S
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc3de68d8c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu_ll.S
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Marvell
+ *
+ * Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+ * Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2.  This program is licensed "as is" without any
+ * warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <asm/assembler.h>
+
+/*
+ * This is the entry point through which CPUs exiting cpuidle deep
+ * idle state are going.
+ */
+ENTRY(armada_370_xp_cpu_resume)
+ARM_BE8(setend	be )			@ go BE8 if entered LE
+	bl	ll_add_cpu_to_smp_group
+	bl	ll_enable_coherency
+	b	cpu_resume
+ENDPROC(armada_370_xp_cpu_resume)
+