diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Kconfig
index f50b489aa109b5f777815dbf0d8b174e667321b6..5000ac1f93e3d2838cc7e7f915694214292e38dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Kconfig
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ config MACH_ARMADILLO5X0
 config MACH_MX35_3DS
 	bool "Support MX35PDK platform"
 	select ARCH_MX35
+	select MXC_DEBUG_BOARD
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_UART
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_MXC_NAND
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_ESDHC
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx35_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx35_3ds.c
index f0277c293f1a0d5f1232d31d824eaa9d166046a2..b248c6a6dfb6c42b37ca7e3a5737ad00e034535e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx35_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/mach-mx35_3ds.c
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <mach/common.h>
 #include <mach/iomux-mx35.h>
+#include <mach/irqs.h>
+#include <mach/3ds_debugboard.h>
 #include <mach/mxc_ehci.h>
 
 #include "devices-imx35.h"
 #include "devices.h"
 
+#define EXPIO_PARENT_INT	(MXC_INTERNAL_IRQS + GPIO_PORTA + 1)
+
 static const struct imxuart_platform_data uart_pdata __initconst = {
 	.flags = IMXUART_HAVE_RTSCTS,
 };
@@ -148,6 +152,10 @@ static void __init mxc_board_init(void)
 
 	imx35_add_mxc_nand(&mx35pdk_nand_board_info);
 	imx35_add_esdhc(0, NULL);
+
+	if (mxc_expio_init(MX35_CS5_BASE_ADDR, EXPIO_PARENT_INT))
+		pr_warn("Init of the debugboard failed, all "
+				"devices on the debugboard are unusable.\n");
 }
 
 static void __init mx35pdk_timer_init(void)