diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
index d80208a1f1fe593f1e36b996f78fe3b2041132b2..86aa6d74126fe968778f905635111e18aae96f89 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/clocksource.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/smc911x.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
@@ -125,6 +126,12 @@ int realview_flash_register(struct resource *res, u32 num)
 	return platform_device_register(&realview_flash_device);
 }
 
+static struct smc911x_platdata realview_smc911x_platdata = {
+	.flags		= SMC911X_USE_32BIT,
+	.irq_flags	= IRQF_SHARED,
+	.irq_polarity	= 1,
+};
+
 static struct platform_device realview_eth_device = {
 	.name		= "smc911x",
 	.id		= 0,
@@ -136,6 +143,8 @@ int realview_eth_register(const char *name, struct resource *res)
 	if (name)
 		realview_eth_device.name = name;
 	realview_eth_device.resource = res;
+	if (strcmp(realview_eth_device.name, "smc911x") == 0)
+		realview_eth_device.dev.platform_data = &realview_smc911x_platdata;
 
 	return platform_device_register(&realview_eth_device);
 }