diff --git a/configs/mvebu_db-88f7040_defconfig b/configs/mvebu_db-88f7040_defconfig
index 5af64860b341d23681aa86547e9ff64ee18555ba..5374103ab8b4fde8fbe93bf2d2b66d8377893c81 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu_db-88f7040_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mvebu_db-88f7040_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SPI=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ CONFIG_BLOCK_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MVTWSI=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y
-# CONFIG_MMC is not set
+CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_XENON=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_MACRONIX=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SPANSION=y
diff --git a/configs/mvebu_db-88f8040_defconfig b/configs/mvebu_db-88f8040_defconfig
index 74bcc89f54f085a2717d5da19df16e396ac3fb81..df722a9a2c14c49be295ed3267c07160f909a845 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu_db-88f8040_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mvebu_db-88f8040_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SPI=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ CONFIG_BLOCK_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MVTWSI=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y
-# CONFIG_MMC is not set
+CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_XENON=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_MACRONIX=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SPANSION=y
diff --git a/include/configs/mvebu_armada-8k.h b/include/configs/mvebu_armada-8k.h
index 0055cb02d390ba1ed0ee3c186009553d31832fa0..7275f7903db44f60d7a951385c25f46cb4a3091d 100644
--- a/include/configs/mvebu_armada-8k.h
+++ b/include/configs/mvebu_armada-8k.h
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE	(CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID * \
 					 CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_LUN)
 
+/* MMC/SD IP block */
+#define CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC
+
 #define CONFIG_SUPPORT_VFAT
 
 /* DISK Partition support */