diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am62p5_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am62p5_init.c
index b20d9ece9f..55535a3ff9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am62p5_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am62p5_init.c
@@ -160,6 +160,25 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 	debug("am62px_init: %s done\n", __func__);
 }
 
+u32 spl_mmc_boot_mode(struct mmc *mmc, const u32 boot_device)
+{
+	u32 devstat = readl(CTRLMMR_MAIN_DEVSTAT);
+	u32 bootmode = (devstat & MAIN_DEVSTAT_PRIMARY_BOOTMODE_MASK) >>
+				MAIN_DEVSTAT_PRIMARY_BOOTMODE_SHIFT;
+	u32 bootmode_cfg = (devstat & MAIN_DEVSTAT_PRIMARY_BOOTMODE_CFG_MASK) >>
+			    MAIN_DEVSTAT_PRIMARY_BOOTMODE_CFG_SHIFT;
+
+	switch (bootmode) {
+	case BOOT_DEVICE_EMMC:
+		return MMCSD_MODE_EMMCBOOT;
+	case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC:
+		if (bootmode_cfg & MAIN_DEVSTAT_PRIMARY_MMC_FS_RAW_MASK)
+			return MMCSD_MODE_RAW;
+	default:
+		return MMCSD_MODE_FS;
+	}
+}
+
 static u32 __get_backup_bootmedia(u32 devstat)
 {
 	u32 bkup_bootmode = (devstat & MAIN_DEVSTAT_BACKUP_BOOTMODE_MASK) >>