void *addr = 0;
        struct elf_info ei;
        long len;
+       int uncompressed_image = 0;
 
-       partial_decompress(vmlinuz_addr, vmlinuz_size,
+       len = partial_decompress(vmlinuz_addr, vmlinuz_size,
                elfheader, sizeof(elfheader), 0);
+       /* assume uncompressed data if -1 is returned */
+       if (len == -1) {
+               uncompressed_image = 1;
+               memcpy(elfheader, vmlinuz_addr, sizeof(elfheader));
+               printf("No valid compressed data found, assume uncompressed data\n\r");
+       }
 
        if (!parse_elf64(elfheader, &ei) && !parse_elf32(elfheader, &ei))
                fatal("Error: not a valid PPC32 or PPC64 ELF file!\n\r");
                                        "device tree\n\r");
        }
 
+       if (uncompressed_image) {
+               memcpy(addr, vmlinuz_addr + ei.elfoffset, ei.loadsize);
+               printf("0x%lx bytes of uncompressed data copied\n\r",
+                      ei.loadsize);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        /* Finally, decompress the kernel */
        printf("Decompressing (0x%p <- 0x%p:0x%p)...\n\r", addr,
               vmlinuz_addr, vmlinuz_addr+vmlinuz_size);
                         len, ei.loadsize);
 
        printf("Done! Decompressed 0x%lx bytes\n\r", len);
-
+out:
        flush_cache(addr, ei.loadsize);
 
        return (struct addr_range){addr, ei.memsize};