diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h
index 893cdf4fd2..9bafc5ab0d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx5/imx-regs.h
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@
 #define BOARD_REV_1_0           0x0
 #define BOARD_REV_2_0           0x1
 
+#define BOARD_VER_OFFSET	0x8
+
 #define IMX_IIM_BASE            (IIM_BASE_ADDR)
 
 #if !(defined(__KERNEL_STRICT_NAMES) || defined(__ASSEMBLY__))
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
index b505a71054..30d5e5f7a1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx51evk/mx51evk.c
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ int dram_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+u32 get_board_rev(void)
+{
+	u32 rev = get_cpu_rev();
+	if (!gpio_get_value(IMX_GPIO_NR(1, 22)))
+		rev |= BOARD_REV_2_0 << BOARD_VER_OFFSET;
+	return rev;
+}
+
 static void setup_iomux_uart(void)
 {
 	unsigned int pad = PAD_CTL_HYS_ENABLE | PAD_CTL_PKE_ENABLE |
diff --git a/include/configs/mx51evk.h b/include/configs/mx51evk.h
index 1477b213bd..cc52682208 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx51evk.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx51evk.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG			/* enable passing of ATAGs */
 #define CONFIG_SETUP_MEMORY_TAGS
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG
+#define CONFIG_REVISION_TAG
 
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT