diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c b/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c
index 81857ffed35fa9b3e2fb62ebdea3f43f70db3fc8..fd821c0b1db9b77d9d8b7a34599a9ad6cf6032e0 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53evk/mx53evk.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 
 int board_init(void)
 {
-	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_MX53_EVK;
 	/* address of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = PHYS_SDRAM_1 + 0x100;
 
diff --git a/include/configs/mx53evk.h b/include/configs/mx53evk.h
index 7fb1d9aa75935581f69f10638e77ff54e71f98eb..b127b06cc38e4124125eeab5bf3a40fd1c0d5075 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx53evk.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx53evk.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
 
+#define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE	MACH_TYPE_MX53_EVK
+
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 
 #define CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG		1	/* enable passing of ATAGs */