diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h
index 8618feb5c6..cd99cc6d3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ int ipq_smem_get_boot_version(char *version_name, int buf_size);
 int get_current_flash_type(uint32_t *flash_type);
 void ipq_fdt_fixup_usb_device_mode(void *blob);
 void fdt_fixup_auto_restart(void *blob);
+void fdt_fixup_flash(void *blob);
 int get_soc_version(uint32_t *soc_ver_major, uint32_t *soc_ver_minor);
 unsigned int get_dts_machid(unsigned int machid);
 #ifdef IPQ_UBI_VOL_WRITE_SUPPORT
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-types.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-types.h
index 58d2f757e1..1a1889ca67 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-types.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-types.h
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@ extern unsigned int __machine_arch_type;
 #define MACH_TYPE_IPQ9574_AP_AL02_C16	0x8050F01
 #define MACH_TYPE_IPQ9574_AP_AL03_C1	0x8050002
 #define MACH_TYPE_IPQ9574_AP_AL03_C2	0x8050102
+#define MACH_TYPE_DEVSOC_EMULATION	0xF060000
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_EBSA110
 # ifdef machine_arch_type
diff --git a/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c b/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c
index 4abf56780a..c8daebe3ee 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c
@@ -884,6 +884,10 @@ __weak void fdt_fixup_bt_debug(void *blob)
 {
 	return;
 }
+__weak void fdt_fixup_flash(void *blob)
+{
+	return;
+}
 
 __weak void fdt_fixup_qpic(void *blob)
 {
@@ -1154,6 +1158,7 @@ int ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPQ_FDT_FIXUP
 	ipq_fdt_fixup(blob);
 #endif
+	fdt_fixup_flash(blob);
 	fdt_fixup_ethernet(blob);
 	ipq_fdt_fixup_usb_device_mode(blob);
 	fdt_fixup_auto_restart(blob);
diff --git a/board/qca/arm/devsoc/devsoc.c b/board/qca/arm/devsoc/devsoc.c
index d1d288f2d7..292e0c7086 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/devsoc/devsoc.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/devsoc/devsoc.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <usb.h>
 #endif
 
+#define FLASH_SEL_BIT	7
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 extern int devsoc_edma_init(void *cfg);
@@ -116,6 +117,56 @@ struct dumpinfo_t dumpinfo_s[] = {
 };
 int dump_entries_s = ARRAY_SIZE(dumpinfo_s);
 
+void fdt_fixup_flash(void *blob)
+{
+	int node_off, ret;
+	char *flash = "/soc/nand@79b0000";
+
+	if (gd->bd->bi_arch_number == MACH_TYPE_DEVSOC_EMULATION)
+		return;
+
+	node_off = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, "nand");
+	if (!fdtdec_get_is_enabled(gd->fdt_blob, node_off))
+		flash = "/soc/sdhci@7804000";
+
+	node_off = fdt_path_offset(blob, flash);
+	if (node_off >= 0) {
+		ret = fdt_setprop_string(blob, node_off, "status", "okay");
+		if (ret < 0)
+			printf("Unable to set status of %s\n", flash);
+	} else {
+		printf("%s: unable to find node %d\n", __func__, node_off);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+void ipq_uboot_fdt_fixup(void)
+{
+	int node, ret = 0;
+	char *flash;
+	void *blob = (void *)gd->fdt_blob;
+	ulong machid = gd->bd->bi_arch_number;
+
+	if (machid == MACH_TYPE_DEVSOC_EMULATION)
+		return;
+
+	/* fix peripherals required for basic board bring up
+	 * like flash etc.
+	 */
+	flash = ((machid >> FLASH_SEL_BIT) & 0x1) ? "mmc" : "nand";
+
+	node = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, flash);
+	if (node >= 0) {
+		ret = fdt_setprop_string(blob, node, "status", "okay");
+		if (ret < 0 && ret != -FDT_ERR_NOSPACE)
+			printf("Unable to set status of %s\n", flash);
+	} else {
+		printf("%s node not available\n", flash);
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
 void qca_serial_init(struct ipq_serial_platdata *plat)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -233,6 +284,11 @@ int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (!fdtdec_get_is_enabled(gd->fdt_blob, node)) {
+		printf("MMC: disabled, skipping initialization\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	gpio_node = fdt_subnode_offset(gd->fdt_blob, node, "mmc_gpio");
 	if (node >= 0)
 		qca_gpio_init(gpio_node);
@@ -577,6 +633,18 @@ int ipq_board_usb_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+unsigned int get_dts_machid(unsigned int machid)
+{
+	/* By default nand flash enabled, so flash
+	 * selection bit in mach id in dts is zero.
+	 * For emmc flash this bit will be setted,
+	 * so clear this bit to make machid similar
+	 * to dts mach id.
+	 */
+	machid &= ~(1 << FLASH_SEL_BIT);
+	return machid;
+}
+
 __weak int ipq_get_tz_version(char *version_name, int buf_size)
 {
 	return 1;