diff --git a/board/nm/hw25/board.c b/board/nm/hw25/board.c
index 389e3efc0c..b438fe7d6e 100644
--- a/board/nm/hw25/board.c
+++ b/board/nm/hw25/board.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #define DDR3_CLOCK_FREQUENCY		(400)
 
+#define REG_CONTROL_MODULE_SMA2				(CTRL_BASE + 0x0001320)
+#define REG_CONTROL_MODULE_SMA2_RMII2_CRS_DV_MODE_SEL	(0x00000001)
+
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 /* Hardware version information of mainboard, loaded by get_hw_version() */
@@ -1130,6 +1133,13 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 
 	cpsw_data.mdio_div = 0x3E;
 
+	/* The RMII2_CRS_DV on GPMC_A9 can also be used as MMC2_DAT7.
+	   For both functions the pin must be in pinmux mode 3.
+	   The default function is MMC2_DAT7, therefore we need to
+	   change it to RMII2_CRS_DV using a secondary pinmux
+	   that is controlled via control module register sma2. */
+	writel(REG_CONTROL_MODULE_SMA2_RMII2_CRS_DV_MODE_SEL, REG_CONTROL_MODULE_SMA2);
+
 	bd_get_mac(0, mac_addr0, sizeof(mac_addr0));
 	set_mac_address(0, mac_addr0);