diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_common.h b/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
index f7b314d3ca..c213082be0 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
@@ -78,6 +78,25 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_L2_PL310
 #define CONFIG_SYS_PL310_BASE		SOCFPGA_MPUL2_ADDRESS
 
+/*
+ * EPCS/EPCQx1 Serial Flash Controller
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALTERA_SPI
+#define CONFIG_CMD_SPI
+#define CONFIG_CMD_SF
+#define CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED		30000000
+#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH
+#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO
+#define CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_BAR
+/*
+ * The base address is configurable in QSys, each board must specify the
+ * base address based on it's particular FPGA configuration. Please note
+ * that the address here is incremented by  0x400  from the Base address
+ * selected in QSys, since the SPI registers are at offset +0x400.
+ * #define CONFIG_SYS_SPI_BASE		0xff240400
+ */
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Ethernet on SoC (EMAC)
  */