diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c b/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c
index a4a1927df8..c5c2e40833 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <hwconfig.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/fsl_serdes.h>
 #include <fdt_support.h>
 #include <spd_sdram.h>
 #include <vsc7385.h>
+#include <fsl_esdhc.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_DRAM_TEST)
 int
@@ -166,6 +168,21 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC
+int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bd)
+{
+	struct immap __iomem *im = (struct immap __iomem *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
+
+	if (!hwconfig("esdhc"))
+		return 0;
+
+	clrsetbits_be32(&im->sysconf.sicrl, SICRL_USB_B, SICRL_USB_B_SD);
+	clrsetbits_be32(&im->sysconf.sicrh, SICRH_SPI, SICRH_SPI_SD);
+
+	return fsl_esdhc_mmc_init(bd);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Miscellaneous late-boot configurations
  *
@@ -195,5 +212,6 @@ void ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 #endif
 	ft_cpu_setup(blob, bd);
 	fdt_fixup_dr_usb(blob, bd);
+	fdt_fixup_esdhc(blob, bd);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
index 0205c99399..807a534316 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
+#define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
 
 /*
  * On-board devices
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN		(384 * 1024) /* Reserve 384 kB for Mon */
+#define CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN		(320 * 1024) /* Reserve 320 kB for Mon */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(512 * 1024) /* Reserved for malloc */
 
 /*
@@ -342,6 +344,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP	1
 #define CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS 1
 
+#define CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_STRTOUL		1
+#define CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_VSPRINTF		1
+
 /* I2C */
 #define CONFIG_HARD_I2C		/* I2C with hardware support */
 #undef	CONFIG_SOFT_I2C		/* I2C bit-banged */
@@ -510,6 +515,18 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_WATCHDOG		/* watchdog disabled */
 
+#define CONFIG_MMC     1
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC
+#define CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC
+#define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR	CONFIG_SYS_MPC83xx_ESDHC_ADDR
+#define CONFIG_CMD_MMC
+#define CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC
+#define CONFIG_CMD_EXT2
+#define CONFIG_CMD_FAT
+#define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Miscellaneous configurable options
  */