diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/iomux-v3.c b/arch/arm/imx-common/iomux-v3.c
index 6e46ea8dcd..306183a70e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/iomux-v3.c
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/iomux-v3.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
+#include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/imx-common/iomux-v3.h>
 
 static void *base = (void *)IOMUXC_BASE_ADDR;
@@ -54,12 +55,23 @@ void imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(iomux_v3_cfg_t pad)
 #endif
 }
 
+/* configures a list of pads within declared with IOMUX_PADS macro */
 void imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(iomux_v3_cfg_t const *pad_list,
 				      unsigned count)
 {
 	iomux_v3_cfg_t const *p = pad_list;
+	int stride;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-		imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(*p++);
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6QDL)
+	stride = 2;
+	if (!is_cpu_type(MXC_CPU_MX6Q) && !is_cpu_type(MXC_CPU_MX6D))
+		p += 1;
+#else
+	stride = 1;
+#endif
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(*p);
+		p += stride;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/iomux-v3.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/iomux-v3.h
index cca920b28e..dfe1ebfa92 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/iomux-v3.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/iomux-v3.h
@@ -175,4 +175,29 @@ void imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(iomux_v3_cfg_t pad);
 void imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(iomux_v3_cfg_t const *pad_list,
 				     unsigned count);
 
+/* macros for declaring and using pinmux array */
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6QDL)
+#define IOMUX_PADS(x) (MX6Q_##x), (MX6DL_##x)
+#define SETUP_IOMUX_PAD(def)					\
+if (is_cpu_type(MXC_CPU_MX6Q)) {				\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(MX6Q_##def);			\
+} else {							\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(MX6DL_##def);			\
+}
+#define SETUP_IOMUX_PADS(x)					\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(x, ARRAY_SIZE(x)/2)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_MX6Q) || defined(CONFIG_MX6D)
+#define IOMUX_PADS(x) MX6Q_##x
+#define SETUP_IOMUX_PAD(def)					\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(MX6Q_##def);
+#define SETUP_IOMUX_PADS(x)					\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(x, ARRAY_SIZE(x))
+#else
+#define IOMUX_PADS(x) MX6DL_##x
+#define SETUP_IOMUX_PAD(def)					\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_pad(MX6DL_##def);
+#define SETUP_IOMUX_PADS(x)					\
+	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(x, ARRAY_SIZE(x))
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __MACH_IOMUX_V3_H__*/