diff --git a/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c b/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c
index b8286f1ce854ada7c5cf4750732da32c0305a46a..abcb0d9559b15b5bf53d03259936a4396393dd03 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/boards/atngw100/setup.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/i2c-gpio.h>
@@ -204,6 +205,15 @@ postcore_initcall(atngw100_init);
 
 static int __init atngw100_arch_init(void)
 {
+	/* PB30 is the otherwise unused jumper on the mainboard, with an
+	 * external pullup; the jumper grounds it.  Use it however you
+	 * like, including letting U-Boot or Linux tweak boot sequences.
+	 */
+	at32_select_gpio(GPIO_PIN_PB(30), 0);
+	gpio_request(GPIO_PIN_PB(30), "j15");
+	gpio_direction_input(GPIO_PIN_PB(30));
+	gpio_export(GPIO_PIN_PB(30), false);
+
 	/* set_irq_type() after the arch_initcall for EIC has run, and
 	 * before the I2C subsystem could try using this IRQ.
 	 */