diff --git a/u-boot/include/configs/carambola2.h b/u-boot/include/configs/carambola2.h
index 676cab6be4..11740da963 100644
--- a/u-boot/include/configs/carambola2.h
+++ b/u-boot/include/configs/carambola2.h
@@ -142,32 +142,14 @@
 #define CFG_C2_IMG_LOAD_ADDR		"0x80F00000"
 #define CFG_C2_IMG_FILENAME		"carambola2.bin"
 
-#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN 		4*1024 // 4kb in datasheet
-#define CONFIG_SYS_HZ      		1000 
-#define CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS 		16
-#define HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE
-#define CONFIG_PARTITIONS
-#define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
-#define CONFIG_FS_FAT
-#define CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT
-#define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR 		0x82000000
-#define CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
+#include <configs/common.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
-#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT 			"Hit '%s' key(s) to stop autoboot: %2d "
-#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR 		"\x1B"
-
-#undef CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE
-#define CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE { 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 56000, 57600, \
-			115200, 128000, 230400, 250000, 256000, 460800, 500000, 576000, 921600, \
-			1000000, 1152000, 1500000, 2000000, 3000000}
 /*
 ** Parameters defining the location of the calibration/initialization
 ** information for the two Merlin devices.
 ** NOTE: **This will change with different flash configurations**
 */
 
-
 #define WLANCAL                         0x9fff1000
 #define BOARDCAL                        0x9fff0000
 
diff --git a/u-boot/include/configs/common.h b/u-boot/include/configs/common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65958eba5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/u-boot/include/configs/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+/* commands */
+
+
+
+/* platform specific */
+#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN 		4*1024 // 4kb in datasheet
+#define CONFIG_SYS_HZ      		1000 
+#define CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS 		16
+#define HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE
+#define CONFIG_PARTITIONS
+#define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
+#define CONFIG_FS_FAT
+#define CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT
+#define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR 		0x82000000
+#define CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
+
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT 			"Hit '%s' key(s) to stop autoboot: %2d "
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR 		"\x1B"
+
+#undef CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE
+#define CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE { 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 56000, 57600, \
+			115200, 128000, 230400, 250000, 256000, 460800, 500000, 576000, 921600, \
+			1000000, 1152000, 1500000, 2000000, 3000000}
diff --git a/u-boot/include/configs/skylab.h b/u-boot/include/configs/skylab.h
index d0aaae7918..9ff36ea04b 100644
--- a/u-boot/include/configs/skylab.h
+++ b/u-boot/include/configs/skylab.h
@@ -140,33 +140,14 @@
 #define CFG_C2_IMG_LOAD_ADDR		"0x80F00000"
 #define CFG_C2_IMG_FILENAME		"carambola2.bin"
 
-#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN 		4*1024 // 4kb in datasheet
-#define CONFIG_SYS_HZ      		1000 
-#define CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS 		16
-#define HAVE_BLOCK_DEVICE
-#define CONFIG_PARTITIONS
-#define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
-#define CONFIG_FS_FAT
-#define CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT
-#define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR 		0x82000000
-#define CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
+#include <configs/common.h>
 
-
-#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
-#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT 			"Hit '%s' key(s) to stop autoboot: %2d "
-#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR 		"\x1B"
-
-#undef CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE
-#define CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE { 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 56000, 57600, \
-			115200, 128000, 230400, 250000, 256000, 460800, 500000, 576000, 921600, \
-			1000000, 1152000, 1500000, 2000000, 3000000}
 /*
 ** Parameters defining the location of the calibration/initialization
 ** information for the two Merlin devices.
 ** NOTE: **This will change with different flash configurations**
 */
 
-
 #define WLANCAL                         0x9fff1000
 #define BOARDCAL                        0x9fff0000