diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c
index f36d694d21590e069aa390a66eb56024d113d8f7..9e66e167e4f39f67a75b4a130e6207a3ec7edcf1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-cm-t3517.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "mux.h"
 #include "control.h"
 #include "common-board-devices.h"
+#include "am35xx-emac.h"
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO) || defined(CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO_MODULE)
 static struct gpio_led cm_t3517_leds[] = {
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ static void __init cm_t3517_init(void)
 	cm_t3517_init_rtc();
 	cm_t3517_init_usbh();
 	cm_t3517_init_hecc();
+	am35xx_emac_init(AM35XX_DEFAULT_MDIO_FREQUENCY, 1);
 }
 
 MACHINE_START(CM_T3517, "Compulab CM-T3517")