diff --git a/board/overo/overo.c b/board/overo/overo.c
index dd6d286..d42dc13 100644
--- a/board/overo/overo.c
+++ b/board/overo/overo.c
@@ -29,13 +29,20 @@
  * MA 02111-1307 USA
  */
 #include <common.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 #include <twl4030.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/mux.h>
+#include <asm/arch/mem.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
+#include <asm/arch/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include "overo.h"
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
+static void setup_net_chip(void);
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Routine: board_init
  * Description: Early hardware init.
@@ -62,6 +69,10 @@
 	twl4030_power_init();
 	twl4030_led_init();
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
+	setup_net_chip();
+#endif
+
 	dieid_num_r();
 
 	return 0;
@@ -77,3 +88,51 @@
 {
 	MUX_OVERO();
 }
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
+/*
+ * Routine: setup_net_chip
+ * Description: Setting up the configuration GPMC registers specific to the
+ *	      Ethernet hardware.
+ */
+static void setup_net_chip(void)
+{
+	struct ctrl *ctrl_base = (struct ctrl *)OMAP34XX_CTRL_BASE;
+
+	/* Configure GPMC registers */
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG1, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config1);
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG2, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config2);
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG3, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config3);
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG4, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config4);
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG5, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config5);
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG6, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config6);
+	writel(NET_GPMC_CONFIG7, &gpmc_cfg->cs[5].config7);
+
+	/* Enable off mode for NWE in PADCONF_GPMC_NWE register */
+	writew(readw(&ctrl_base ->gpmc_nwe) | 0x0E00, &ctrl_base->gpmc_nwe);
+	/* Enable off mode for NOE in PADCONF_GPMC_NADV_ALE register */
+	writew(readw(&ctrl_base->gpmc_noe) | 0x0E00, &ctrl_base->gpmc_noe);
+	/* Enable off mode for ALE in PADCONF_GPMC_NADV_ALE register */
+	writew(readw(&ctrl_base->gpmc_nadv_ale) | 0x0E00,
+		&ctrl_base->gpmc_nadv_ale);
+
+	/* Make GPIO 64 as output pin and send a magic pulse through it */
+	if (!omap_request_gpio(64)) {
+		omap_set_gpio_direction(64, 0);
+		omap_set_gpio_dataout(64, 1);
+		udelay(1);
+		omap_set_gpio_dataout(64, 0);
+		udelay(1);
+		omap_set_gpio_dataout(64, 1);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMC911X
+	rc = smc911x_initialize(0, CONFIG_SMC911X_BASE);
+#endif
+	return rc;
+}