diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/config.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/config.h
index 435fc4521c..b0ae440b3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/config.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/config.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #define _ASM_CONFIG_H_
 
 #define CONFIG_LMB
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_RAMDISK
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BOOT_RAMDISK_HIGH
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
 #define CONFIG_PHYS_64BIT
diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index 2e706680e7..282a4f3175 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int bootm_find_os(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 int bootm_find_images(int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	int ret;
-
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_RAMDISK
 	/* find ramdisk */
 	ret = boot_get_ramdisk(argc, argv, &images, IH_INITRD_ARCH,
 			       &images.rd_start, &images.rd_end);
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ int bootm_find_images(int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		puts("Ramdisk image is corrupt or invalid\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
+#endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
 	/* find flattened device tree */
diff --git a/common/image.c b/common/image.c
index e20a15c9b3..0e554d74ce 100644
--- a/common/image.c
+++ b/common/image.c
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ extern int do_bdinfo(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[]);
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IMAGE_FORMAT_LEGACY)
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_RAMDISK
 static const image_header_t *image_get_ramdisk(ulong rd_addr, uint8_t arch,
 						int verify);
 #endif
+#endif
 #else
 #include "mkimage.h"
 #include <u-boot/md5.h>
@@ -351,6 +353,7 @@ void image_print_contents(const void *ptr)
 
 #ifndef USE_HOSTCC
 #if defined(CONFIG_IMAGE_FORMAT_LEGACY)
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_RAMDISK
 /**
  * image_get_ramdisk - get and verify ramdisk image
  * @rd_addr: ramdisk image start address
@@ -413,6 +416,7 @@ static const image_header_t *image_get_ramdisk(ulong rd_addr, uint8_t arch,
 	return rd_hdr;
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 #endif /* !USE_HOSTCC */
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -866,6 +870,7 @@ int genimg_has_config(bootm_headers_t *images)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_RAMDISK
 /**
  * boot_get_ramdisk - main ramdisk handling routine
  * @argc: command argument count
@@ -1077,6 +1082,7 @@ int boot_get_ramdisk(int argc, char * const argv[], bootm_headers_t *images,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BOOT_RAMDISK_HIGH
 /**
diff --git a/include/configs/ipq5332.h b/include/configs/ipq5332.h
index d3660f614d..c899ab5013 100644
--- a/include/configs/ipq5332.h
+++ b/include/configs/ipq5332.h
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ extern loff_t board_env_size;
 #define CONFIG_DISABLE_CMD_UART
 #define CONFIG_DISABLE_KERNEL64
 #define CONFIG_CMD_DISABLE_EXECTZT
+#define CONFIG_DISABLE_RAMDISK
 #else
 #define CONFIG_IPQ_ELF_AUTH
 #endif