diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c
index 0456263..8333b20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/boot-common.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
+__weak int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 	switch (spl_boot_device()) {
 	case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC1: