--- /dev/null
+--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+@@ -707,6 +707,14 @@ config CMDLINE_FORCE
+ This is useful if you cannot or don't want to change the
+ command-line options your boot loader passes to the kernel.
+
++config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
++ bool "Use alternative cmdline from device tree"
++ help
++ Some bootloaders may have uneditable bootargs. While CMDLINE_FORCE can
++ be used, this is not a good option for kernels that are shared across
++ devices. This setting enables using "chosen/cmdline-override" as the
++ cmdline if it exists in the device tree.
++
+ config EXTRA_TARGETS
+ string "Additional default image types"
+ help
+--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
++++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
+@@ -1079,6 +1079,17 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(uns
+ if (p != NULL && l > 0)
+ strlcpy(data, p, min((int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+
++ /* CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE is used to fallback to a different
++ * device tree option of chosen/bootargs-override. This is
++ * helpful on boards where u-boot sets bootargs, and is unable
++ * to be modified.
++ */
++#ifdef CONFIG_CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
++ p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs-override", &l);
++ if (p != NULL && l > 0)
++ strlcpy(data, p, min((int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
++#endif
++
+ /*
+ * CONFIG_CMDLINE is meant to be a default in case nothing else
+ * managed to set the command line, unless CONFIG_CMDLINE_FORCE