diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h
index 63056a4..529fe22 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/config.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 #define _ASM_CONFIG_H_
 
 #define CONFIG_NEEDS_MANUAL_RELOC
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_GLOBAL_DATA
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h
index 232350e..8b047ec 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/u-boot.h
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_U_BOOT_H__
 #define __ASM_U_BOOT_H__ 1
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
+/* Use the generic board which requires a unified bd_info */
+#include <asm-generic/u-boot.h>
+#else
+
 typedef struct bd_info {
 	unsigned char		bi_phy_id[4];
 	unsigned long		bi_board_number;
@@ -22,6 +27,8 @@
 #define bi_memstart bi_dram[0].start
 #define bi_memsize bi_dram[0].size
 
+#endif
+
 /* For image.h:image_check_target_arch() */
 #define IH_ARCH_DEFAULT IH_ARCH_AVR32