diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
index f2d386c95b07..ef2d8c705709 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dreamplug.dts
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ sata@80000 {
 			status = "okay";
 			nr-ports = <1>;
 		};
+
+		mvsdio@90000 {
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_sdio>;
+			pinctrl-names = "default";
+			status = "okay";
+			/* No CD or WP GPIOs */
+		};
 	};
 
 	gpio-leds {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c
index 08248e24ffcd..0903242c00dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/mv643xx_eth.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
-#include <linux/platform_data/mmc-mvsdio.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
 static struct mv643xx_eth_platform_data dreamplug_ge00_data = {
@@ -26,10 +25,6 @@ static struct mv643xx_eth_platform_data dreamplug_ge01_data = {
 	.phy_addr	= MV643XX_ETH_PHY_ADDR(1),
 };
 
-static struct mvsdio_platform_data dreamplug_mvsdio_data = {
-	/* unfortunately the CD signal has not been connected */
-};
-
 void __init dreamplug_init(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -37,5 +32,4 @@ void __init dreamplug_init(void)
 	 */
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&dreamplug_ge00_data);
 	kirkwood_ge01_init(&dreamplug_ge01_data);
-	kirkwood_sdio_init(&dreamplug_mvsdio_data);
 }