diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/gef_ppc9a.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/gef_ppc9a.dts
index 910944edd886fdfa42994adedfbe4757668bd084..c86114e93f1e62400cf0fc9073c9645960471102 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/gef_ppc9a.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/gef_ppc9a.dts
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@
 			};
 		};
 
+		nvram@3,0 {
+			device_type = "nvram";
+			compatible = "simtek,stk14ca8";
+			reg = <0x3 0x0 0x20000>;
+		};
+
 		fpga@4,0 {
 			compatible = "gef,ppc9a-fpga-regs";
 			reg = <0x4 0x0 0x40>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig
index 28980738776caf28bd6486b6114afaaaeaa0d7e9..6cd2cd65c2cdfbefa7e71527a4cbbed4ae0a8f9a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ CONFIG_MPIC=y
 # CONFIG_MPIC_WEIRD is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_I8259 is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_RTAS is not set
-# CONFIG_MMIO_NVRAM is not set
+CONFIG_MMIO_NVRAM=y
 # CONFIG_PPC_MPC106 is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_970_NAP is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_INDIRECT_IO is not set
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig
index 6012022dcf7934c4698d61e68a82696fc049124f..2bbfd530d6d8d26b09c6d0f311b83e339a5a224c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ config MPC8610_HPCD
 config GEF_PPC9A
 	bool "GE Fanuc PPC9A"
 	select DEFAULT_UIMAGE
+	select MMIO_NVRAM
 	select GENERIC_GPIO
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	help
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_ppc9a.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_ppc9a.c
index 287f7bd17dd9027067dfdcd96dd26f48a269bbb8..a792e5d858131510735557327f790d155b8d9ed9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_ppc9a.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_ppc9a.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <asm/udbg.h>
 
 #include <asm/mpic.h>
+#include <asm/nvram.h>
 
 #include <sysdev/fsl_pci.h>
 #include <sysdev/fsl_soc.h>
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ static void __init gef_ppc9a_setup_arch(void)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "Unable to map board registers\n");
 		of_node_put(regs);
 	}
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MMIO_NVRAM)
+	mmio_nvram_init();
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Return the PCB revision */