diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
index 9e741d2..aa589bb 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/initcalls.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
+#include <asm/arch/mmu.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
 #define CONFIG_IDENT_STRING ""
@@ -265,6 +266,9 @@
 	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC;
 	gd->reloc_off = dest_addr - CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE;
 
+	/* Enable the MMU so that we can keep u-boot simple */
+	mmu_init_r(dest_addr);
+
 	board_early_init_r();
 
 	monitor_flash_len = _edata - _text;