diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
index 836a0c40bf..06d8512cc9 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
@@ -188,8 +188,17 @@ static void at91sam9260ek_macb_hw_init(void)
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA25, 0);	/* ERX2 */
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA26, 0);	/* ERX3 */
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA27, 0);	/* ERXCK */
+#if defined(CONFIG_AT91SAM9260EK)
+	/*
+	 * use PA10, PA11 for ETX2, ETX3.
+	 * PA23 and PA24 are for TWI EEPROM
+	 */
+	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA10, 0);	/* ETX2 */
+	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA11, 0);	/* ETX3 */
+#else
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA23, 0);	/* ETX2 */
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA24, 0);	/* ETX3 */
+#endif
 	at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA22, 0);	/* ETXER */
 #endif