diff --git a/board/davinci/sonata/sonata.c b/board/davinci/sonata/sonata.c
index c194290c09..55110fb278 100644
--- a/board/davinci/sonata/sonata.c
+++ b/board/davinci/sonata/sonata.c
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 int board_init(void)
 {
-	/* arch number of the board */
-	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_SONATA;
-
 	/* address of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = LINUX_BOOT_PARAM_ADDR;
 
diff --git a/include/configs/davinci_sonata.h b/include/configs/davinci_sonata.h
index 74530e8306..fc4d8eceac 100644
--- a/include/configs/davinci_sonata.h
+++ b/include/configs/davinci_sonata.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_SMALLPAGE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_USE_NOR
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO
+#define MACH_TYPE_SONATA 1254
+#define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE MACH_TYPE_SONATA
 /*===================*/
 /* SoC Configuration */
 /*===================*/