diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
index f4da205f57db..a2d35f9ba474 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx50.c
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "hardware.h"
+
+static void __init imx50_init_early(void)
+{
+	mxc_set_cpu_type(MXC_CPU_MX50);
+}
 
 static const char * const imx50_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx50",
@@ -16,5 +22,6 @@ static const char * const imx50_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 };
 
 DT_MACHINE_START(IMX50_DT, "Freescale i.MX50 (Device Tree Support)")
+	.init_early	= imx50_init_early,
 	.dt_compat	= imx50_dt_board_compat,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/drivers/soc/imx/soc-imx.c b/drivers/soc/imx/soc-imx.c
index 0738c0f36792..ac6d856ba228 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/imx/soc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/imx/soc-imx.c
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ static int __init imx_soc_device_init(void)
 	case MXC_CPU_MX35:
 		soc_id = "i.MX35";
 		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX50:
+		soc_id = "i.MX50";
+		break;
 	case MXC_CPU_MX51:
 		ocotp_compat = "fsl,imx51-iim";
 		soc_id = "i.MX51";
diff --git a/include/soc/imx/cpu.h b/include/soc/imx/cpu.h
index 42d6aeb951fa..0bf610acafd0 100644
--- a/include/soc/imx/cpu.h
+++ b/include/soc/imx/cpu.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define MXC_CPU_MX27		27
 #define MXC_CPU_MX31		31
 #define MXC_CPU_MX35		35
+#define MXC_CPU_MX50		50
 #define MXC_CPU_MX51		51
 #define MXC_CPU_MX53		53
 #define MXC_CPU_IMX6SL		0x60