diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
index e6b8967f5e680..aee0a026e10b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ static void __init am3517_evm_init(void)
 				ARRAY_SIZE(am3517_evm_devices));
 
 	omap_serial_init();
+
+	/* Configure GPIO for EHCI port */
+	omap_mux_init_gpio(57, OMAP_PIN_OUTPUT);
 	usb_ehci_init(&ehci_pdata);
 	/* DSS */
 	am3517_evm_display_init();