diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
index 13602045df62a2656256db28bf9e992a5a55554c..14438426930fc78ed207b2a9361058510f93829f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config MACH_MX51_BABBAGE
 
 config MACH_MX51_3DS
 	bool "Support MX51PDK (3DS)"
+	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_ESDHC
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_UART
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_SPI_IMX
 	select MXC_DEBUG_BOARD
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_3ds.c
index ba5805f33adfb77d4d4cba126aed1e51d9fad584..02ef3d1da47746fda854339f2586b90a106b0170 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_3ds.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static void __init mxc_board_init(void)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Init of the debugboard failed, all "
 				    "devices on the board are unusable.\n");
 
+	imx51_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(0, NULL);
 	mxc_init_keypad();
 }