diff --git a/drivers/qe/qe.c b/drivers/qe/qe.c
index 4f0a27892f..24e764dc7c 100644
--- a/drivers/qe/qe.c
+++ b/drivers/qe/qe.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@
 #include <asm/arch/immap_ls102xa.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_MMC
+#include <mmc.h>
+#endif
+
 #define MPC85xx_DEVDISR_QE_DISABLE	0x1
 
 qe_map_t		*qe_immr = NULL;
@@ -194,8 +199,37 @@ void u_qe_init(void)
 {
 	qe_immr = (qe_map_t *)(CONFIG_SYS_IMMR + QE_IMMR_OFFSET);
 
-	u_qe_upload_firmware((const void *)CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR);
+	void *addr = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_MMC
+	int dev = CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV;
+	u32 cnt = CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH / 512;
+	u32 blk = CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR / 512;
+
+	if (mmc_initialize(gd->bd)) {
+		printf("%s: mmc_initialize() failed\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+	addr = malloc(CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH);
+	struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
+
+	if (!mmc) {
+		free(addr);
+		printf("\nMMC cannot find device for ucode\n");
+	} else {
+		printf("\nMMC read: dev # %u, block # %u, count %u ...\n",
+		       dev, blk, cnt);
+		mmc_init(mmc);
+		(void)mmc->block_dev.block_read(&mmc->block_dev, blk, cnt,
+						addr);
+		/* flush cache after read */
+		flush_cache((ulong)addr, cnt * 512);
+	}
+#endif
+	u_qe_upload_firmware(addr);
 	out_be32(&qe_immr->iram.iready, QE_IRAM_READY);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_MMC
+	free(addr);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h b/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h
index 8cf4eaa021..152954165c 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1021aqds.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SD_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_NAND_BOOT) && \
 	!defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT)
 #define CONFIG_U_QE
+#define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NOR
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1021atwr.h b/include/configs/ls1021atwr.h
index f0033b85d8..067ef4df93 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1021atwr.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1021atwr.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SD_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_NAND_BOOT) && \
 	!defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT)
 #define CONFIG_U_QE
+#define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NOR
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1043a_common.h b/include/configs/ls1043a_common.h
index 1b0106d5ab..7fd3464fa5 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1043a_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1043a_common.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
  */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_MMC
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR		(512 * 0x4800)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR		(512 * 0x4a08)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_IN_SPIFLASH
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR		0x40900000
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_IN_NOR
 /* FMan fireware Pre-load address */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR		0x60900000
+#define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR		0x60940000
 #endif
 #define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH	0x10000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FDT_PAD		(0x3000 + CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH)
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1043ardb.h b/include/configs/ls1043ardb.h
index 2647b150b4..aaa6ee05ef 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1043ardb.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1043ardb.h
@@ -280,11 +280,9 @@
 
 /* QE */
 #ifndef SPL_NO_QE
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SD_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_NAND_BOOT) && \
-	!defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NAND_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_QSPI_BOOT)
 #define CONFIG_U_QE
 #endif
-#define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FW_ADDR     0x60940000
 #endif
 
 /* USB */