diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
index f065a0d8d93401d4489ee4db7d3b1e5993b9975c..a72c833e7b4aa5c61f2a81559ca4d5c03a075193 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ config MACH_MX53_LOCO
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX2_WDT
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_I2C
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_UART
+	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_SDHCI_ESDHC_IMX
 	help
 	  Include support for MX53 LOCO platform. This includes specific
 	  configurations for the board and its peripherals.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
index 160899e6d6ca80a5a3e1df08a56d58365f50b4f6..0a18f8d23eb08a056aa3716aa6b2d2befe570f06 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ static void __init mx53_loco_board_init(void)
 	imx53_add_imx2_wdt(0, NULL);
 	imx53_add_imx_i2c(0, &mx53_loco_i2c_data);
 	imx53_add_imx_i2c(1, &mx53_loco_i2c_data);
+	imx53_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(0, NULL);
+	imx53_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(2, NULL);
 }
 
 static void __init mx53_loco_timer_init(void)