diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
index fff9cbd..5b7d548 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
@@ -319,13 +319,6 @@
 }
 SANDBOX_CMDLINE_OPT(show_of_platdata, 0, "Show of-platdata in SPL");
 
-int board_run_command(const char *cmdline)
-{
-	printf("## Commands are disabled. Please enable CONFIG_CMDLINE.\n");
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static void setup_ram_buf(struct sandbox_state *state)
 {
 	/* Zero the RAM buffer if we didn't read it, to keep valgrind happy */
diff --git a/common/cli.c b/common/cli.c
index 7ffe902..38bba17 100644
--- a/common/cli.c
+++ b/common/cli.c
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
 	return 0;
 #endif
 }
+#else
+__weak int board_run_command(const char *cmdline)
+{
+	printf("## Commands are disabled. Please enable CONFIG_CMDLINE.\n");
+
+	return 1;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_CMDLINE */
 
 int run_command_list(const char *cmd, int len, int flag)