diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d3222a086c..ed817f511d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ u-boot.hex u-boot.srec: u-boot FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_u-boot-nodtb.bin := -O binary \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_X86_RESET_VECTOR),-R .start16 -R .resetvec)
+		$(if $(CONFIG_X86_16BIT_INIT),-R .start16 -R .resetvec)
 
 binary_size_check: u-boot-nodtb.bin FORCE
 	@file_size=$(shell wc -c u-boot-nodtb.bin | awk '{print $$1}') ; \
@@ -1077,8 +1077,9 @@ quiet_cmd_ldr = LD      $@
 cmd_ldr = $(LD) $(LDFLAGS_$(@F)) \
 	       $(filter-out FORCE,$^) -o $@
 
-u-boot.rom: u-boot-x86-16bit.bin u-boot.bin FORCE \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_HAVE_REFCODE),refcode.bin)
+u-boot.rom: u-boot-x86-16bit.bin u-boot.bin \
+		$(if $(CONFIG_SPL_X86_16BIT_INIT),spl/u-boot-spl.bin) \
+		$(if $(CONFIG_HAVE_REFCODE),refcode.bin) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,binman)
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_u-boot-x86-16bit.bin := -O binary -j .start16 -j .resetvec
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index d104a49730..dd0e22f970 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_APP),)
 head-y := arch/x86/cpu/start.o
 endif
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
-head-y += arch/x86/cpu/start16.o
-head-y += arch/x86/cpu/resetvec.o
-endif
+head-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)X86_16BIT_INIT) += arch/x86/cpu/start16.o
+head-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)X86_16BIT_INIT) += arch/x86/cpu/resetvec.o
 
 libs-y += arch/x86/cpu/
 libs-y += arch/x86/lib/
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
index f5b8c9e363..fd81310df6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 extra-y	= start.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_RESET_VECTOR) += resetvec.o start16.o
+extra-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)X86_16BIT_INIT) += resetvec.o start16.o
 obj-y	+= interrupts.o cpu.o cpu_x86.o call64.o setjmp.o
 
 AFLAGS_REMOVE_call32.o := -mregparm=3 \
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
index cca536b272..186718d8f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.interp*) }
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.gnu*) }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_RESET_VECTOR
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_16BIT_INIT
 	/*
 	 * The following expressions place the 16-bit Real-Mode code and
 	 * Reset Vector at the end of the Flash ROM