diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
index 63fe297..e110d23 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <stdio_dev.h>
 #include <version.h>
 #include <net.h>
+#include <atmel_mci.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BITBANGMII
 #include <miiphy.h>
@@ -32,11 +33,15 @@
 
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/arch/mmu.h>
+#include <asm/arch/hardware.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
 #define CONFIG_IDENT_STRING ""
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATMEL_MCI
+#include <mmc.h>
+#endif
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 unsigned long monitor_flash_len;
@@ -49,6 +54,13 @@
 int board_postclk_init(void) __attribute__((weak, alias("__do_nothing")));
 int board_early_init_r(void) __attribute__((weak, alias("__do_nothing")));
 
+/* provide cpu_mmc_init, to overwrite provide board_mmc_init */
+int cpu_mmc_init(bd_t *bd)
+{
+	/* This calls the atmel_mci_init in gen_atmel_mci.c */
+	return atmel_mci_init((void *)ATMEL_BASE_MMCI);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN
 #include <asm/arch/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -324,6 +336,9 @@
 	eth_initialize(gd->bd);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
+	mmc_initialize(gd->bd);
+#endif
 	for (;;) {
 		main_loop();
 	}