diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board-u-boot.dtsi
index 9ca025c4c5176f35e7c4ceeb59eb92f833a6b5e1..aff0efaca85d7abdcc77ca18f45bfa03ecec934d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -325,3 +325,7 @@
 		reg-names = "gmii-sel";
 	};
 };
+
+&main_mmc1_pins_default {
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board.dts b/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board.dts
index 72110d634dbe4d46dce73c7f096a1113de8e16fe..9ed538ca8c89297f9a56bcd29cf72641429f4429 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-common-proc-board.dts
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@
 	status = "disabled";
 };
 
+&main_pmx0 {
+	main_mmc1_pins_default: main_mmc1_pins_default {
+		pinctrl-single,pins = <
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x254, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R29) MMC1_CMD */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x250, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P25) MMC1_CLK */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x2ac, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P25) MMC1_CLKLB */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x24c, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R24) MMC1_DAT0 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x248, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P24) MMC1_DAT1 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x244, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R25) MMC1_DAT2 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x240, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R26) MMC1_DAT3 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x258, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P23) MMC1_SDCD */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x25c, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R28) MMC1_SDWP */
+		>;
+	};
+};
+
 &main_sdhci0 {
 	/* eMMC */
 	non-removable;
@@ -72,7 +88,9 @@
 };
 
 &main_sdhci1 {
-	/* SD/MMC */
+	/* SD card */
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+	pinctrl-0 = <&main_mmc1_pins_default>;
 	ti,driver-strength-ohm = <50>;
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-r5-common-proc-board.dts b/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-r5-common-proc-board.dts
index 1a8e1078611010326112a337c6b35ccc2aca74bc..28a355d49c9b10af64bb28a1bbe9c59b993c73b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-r5-common-proc-board.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-j721e-r5-common-proc-board.dts
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@
 			J721E_IOPAD(0x210, PIN_INPUT, 7) /* (W3) MCAN1_RX.GPIO1_3 */
 		>;
 	};
+
+	main_mmc1_pins_default: main_mmc1_pins_default {
+		pinctrl-single,pins = <
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x254, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R29) MMC1_CMD */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x250, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P25) MMC1_CLK */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x2ac, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P25) MMC1_CLKLB */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x24c, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R24) MMC1_DAT0 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x248, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P24) MMC1_DAT1 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x244, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R25) MMC1_DAT2 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x240, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R26) MMC1_DAT3 */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x258, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (P23) MMC1_SDCD */
+			J721E_IOPAD(0x25c, PIN_INPUT, 0) /* (R28) MMC1_SDWP */
+		>;
+	};
 };
 
 &wkup_uart0 {
@@ -156,6 +170,8 @@
 	/delete-property/ power-domains;
 	/delete-property/ assigned-clocks;
 	/delete-property/ assigned-clock-parents;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+	pinctrl-0 = <&main_mmc1_pins_default>;
 	clock-names = "clk_xin";
 	clocks = <&clk_200mhz>;
 	ti,driver-strength-ohm = <50>;