diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
index 45720c84f0bfd1baed59e3d24c572b54e4b2d0e2..d581cff80c4c673468e4d6dec2608d847f176c1b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
@@ -597,6 +597,61 @@ void __init at91_add_device_spi(struct spi_board_info *devices, int nr_devices)
 #endif
 
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  AC97
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SND_ATMEL_AC97C) || defined(CONFIG_SND_ATMEL_AC97C_MODULE)
+static u64 ac97_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
+static struct ac97c_platform_data ac97_data;
+
+static struct resource ac97_resources[] = {
+	[0] = {
+		.start	= AT91SAM9G45_BASE_AC97C,
+		.end	= AT91SAM9G45_BASE_AC97C + SZ_16K - 1,
+		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	},
+	[1] = {
+		.start	= AT91SAM9G45_ID_AC97C,
+		.end	= AT91SAM9G45_ID_AC97C,
+		.flags	= IORESOURCE_IRQ,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct platform_device at91sam9g45_ac97_device = {
+	.name		= "atmel_ac97c",
+	.id		= 0,
+	.dev		= {
+				.dma_mask		= &ac97_dmamask,
+				.coherent_dma_mask	= DMA_BIT_MASK(32),
+				.platform_data		= &ac97_data,
+	},
+	.resource	= ac97_resources,
+	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(ac97_resources),
+};
+
+void __init at91_add_device_ac97(struct ac97c_platform_data *data)
+{
+	if (!data)
+		return;
+
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD8, 0);	/* AC97FS */
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD9, 0);	/* AC97CK */
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD7, 0);	/* AC97TX */
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD6, 0);	/* AC97RX */
+
+	/* reset */
+	if (data->reset_pin)
+		at91_set_gpio_output(data->reset_pin, 0);
+
+	ac97_data = *data;
+	platform_device_register(&at91sam9g45_ac97_device);
+}
+#else
+void __init at91_add_device_ac97(struct ac97c_platform_data *data) {}
+#endif
+
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  LCD Controller
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c
index b8558eae5229996039308932cf155dfc201afdc4..64c3843f323df7e230ea5d1dfd080622998ea9e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c
@@ -310,6 +310,14 @@ static void __init ek_add_device_buttons(void) {}
 #endif
 
 
+/*
+ * AC97
+ * reset_pin is not connected: NRST
+ */
+static struct ac97c_platform_data ek_ac97_data = {
+};
+
+
 /*
  * LEDs ... these could all be PWM-driven, for variable brightness
  */
@@ -372,6 +380,8 @@ static void __init ek_board_init(void)
 	at91_add_device_lcdc(&ek_lcdc_data);
 	/* Push Buttons */
 	ek_add_device_buttons();
+	/* AC97 */
+	at91_add_device_ac97(&ek_ac97_data);
 	/* LEDs */
 	at91_gpio_leds(ek_leds, ARRAY_SIZE(ek_leds));
 	at91_pwm_leds(ek_pwm_led, ARRAY_SIZE(ek_pwm_led));