diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/iomap.h b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/iomap.h
index 77a55f5c05..d231dee5ec 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/iomap.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/iomap.h
@@ -79,4 +79,9 @@
 
 #define SMBUS_BASE_ADDRESS		0xefa0
 
+#ifndef __ACPI__
+/* Read Top of Low Memory (BMBOUND) */
+uint32_t nc_read_top_of_low_memory(void);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _BAYTRAIL_IOMAP_H_ */
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/northcluster.c b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/northcluster.c
index eca122c056..e259163616 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/northcluster.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/northcluster.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <device/pci.h>
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 
+#include <baytrail/iomap.h>
 #include <baytrail/iosf.h>
 #include <baytrail/pci_devs.h>
 #include <baytrail/ramstage.h>
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@
  */
 #define RES_IN_KiB(r) ((r) >> 10)
 
+uint32_t nc_read_top_of_low_memory(void)
+{
+	return iosf_bunit_read(BUNIT_BMBOUND) & ~((1 << 27) - 1);
+}
+
 static void nc_read_resources(device_t dev)
 {
 	unsigned long mmconf;
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ static void nc_read_resources(device_t dev)
 		reserved_ram_resource(dev, index++, smmrrl, smmrrh - smmrrl);
 
 	/* All address space between bmbound and smmrrh is unusable. */
-	bmbound = RES_IN_KiB(iosf_bunit_read(BUNIT_BMBOUND) & ~((1 << 27) - 1));
+	bmbound = RES_IN_KiB(nc_read_top_of_low_memory());
 	mmio_resource(dev, index++, smmrrh, bmbound - smmrrh);
 
 	/* The BMBOUND_HI register matches register bits of 31:24 with address