diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index f1c8f7eb241c..46b093eadc40 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2115,6 +2115,16 @@ config MIPS_VA_BITS_48
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config ZBOOT_LOAD_ADDRESS
+	hex "Compressed kernel load address"
+	default 0xffffffff80400000 if BCM47XX
+	default 0x0
+	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT
+	help
+	  The address to load compressed kernel, aka vmlinuz.
+
+	  This is only used if non-zero.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Kernel page size"
 	default PAGE_SIZE_4KB
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/Platform b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/Platform
index 833b204fe5da..fe6daba3f948 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/Platform
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/Platform
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@
 cflags-$(CONFIG_BCM47XX)	+=					\
 		-I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm47xx
 load-$(CONFIG_BCM47XX)		:= 0xffffffff80001000
-zload-$(CONFIG_BCM47XX)		+= 0xffffffff80400000
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index f27cf31b4140..85d5082db917 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_calc_vmlinuz_load_addr.o += $(LINUXINCLUDE)
 # Calculate the load address of the compressed kernel image
 hostprogs := calc_vmlinuz_load_addr
 
+ifneq (0x0,$(CONFIG_ZBOOT_LOAD_ADDRESS))
+zload-y	= $(CONFIG_ZBOOT_LOAD_ADDRESS)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(zload-y),)
 VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS := $(zload-y)
 else
diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/Platform b/arch/mips/generic/Platform
index d7c8cff6de2c..0c03623f3897 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/Platform
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/Platform
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_MACH_INGENIC_SOC)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ing
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 
 load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-zload-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= 0xffffffff81000000
 all-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= vmlinux.gz.itb
 
 its-y					:= vmlinux.its.S