diff --git a/lib/stage2.c b/lib/stage2.c
index 899fb734e6..ea16862d43 100644
--- a/lib/stage2.c
+++ b/lib/stage2.c
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
 #include <globalvars.h>
 #include <lib.h>
 
+/**
+ * Note that this function has exactly the opposite return code of
+ * northbridge/intel/i945/reset_test.c which returns 0 on cold boot.
+ *
+ * @returns always 1
+ */
+int __attribute__((weak)) is_coldboot(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * CPU init code which runs BEFORE any stage2 dev_phase1 is run. 
  * This code might, for example, init ECC on all cores.