diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi
index 561f27d8d922..9444a9a9ba10 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include <dt-bindings/clock/bcm2835-aux.h>
 #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
 
+/* firmware-provided startup stubs live here, where the secondary CPUs are
+ * spinning.
+ */
+/memreserve/ 0x00000000 0x00001000;
+
 /* This include file covers the common peripherals and configuration between
  * bcm2835 and bcm2836 implementations, leaving the CPU configuration to
  * bcm2835.dtsi and bcm2836.dtsi.