diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c
index 77e0b86..5f85b13 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx-bbu-internal.c
@@ -649,6 +649,12 @@
 						unsigned long flags)
 	__alias(imx6_bbu_internal_spi_i2c_register_handler);
 
+
+int imx7_bbu_internal_spi_i2c_register_handler(const char *name,
+						const char *devicefile,
+						unsigned long flags)
+	__alias(imx6_bbu_internal_spi_i2c_register_handler);
+
 int imx_bbu_external_nor_register_handler(const char *name,
 					  const char *devicefile,
 					  unsigned long flags)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/bbu.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/bbu.h
index 1174c21..c8223c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/bbu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/include/mach/bbu.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 int vf610_bbu_internal_spi_i2c_register_handler(const char *name, const char *devicefile,
 						unsigned long flags);
 
+int imx7_bbu_internal_spi_i2c_register_handler(const char *name, const char *devicefile,
+					       unsigned long flags);
+
 int imx8mq_bbu_internal_mmc_register_handler(const char *name, const char *devicefile,
 					     unsigned long flags);
 
@@ -175,6 +178,13 @@
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
+static inline int
+imx7_bbu_internal_spi_i2c_register_handler(const char *name, char *devicefile,
+					   unsigned long flags)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BAREBOX_UPDATE_IMX_EXTERNAL_NAND)