diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6qsabreauto/mx6qsabreauto.c b/board/freescale/mx6qsabreauto/mx6qsabreauto.c
index a90360f2df9ef887d6b4938153ea814b8225b1e8..b76e4eb528a1eb58d22f28fee74796b289e8a0a7 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6qsabreauto/mx6qsabreauto.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6qsabreauto/mx6qsabreauto.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/crm_regs.h>
 #include <pca953x.h>
 #include <power/pmic.h>
+#include <power/pfuze100_pmic.h>
 #include "../common/pfuze.h"
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -494,11 +495,16 @@ int board_spi_cs_gpio(unsigned bus, unsigned cs)
 int power_init_board(void)
 {
 	struct pmic *p;
+	unsigned int ret;
 
 	p = pfuze_common_init(I2C_PMIC);
 	if (!p)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ret = pfuze_mode_init(p, APS_PFM);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c b/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c
index 2f7198d3bfdfc0b438ec185973d62dcb3dc45156..bb2dd9624ba162042da4320d5a37d5c237187524 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6sabresd.c
@@ -631,12 +631,16 @@ int board_init(void)
 int power_init_board(void)
 {
 	struct pmic *p;
-	unsigned int reg;
+	unsigned int reg, ret;
 
 	p = pfuze_common_init(I2C_PMIC);
 	if (!p)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ret = pfuze_mode_init(p, APS_PFM);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Increase VGEN3 from 2.5 to 2.8V */
 	pmic_reg_read(p, PFUZE100_VGEN3VOL, &reg);
 	reg &= ~LDO_VOL_MASK;
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6sxsabresd/mx6sxsabresd.c b/board/freescale/mx6sxsabresd/mx6sxsabresd.c
index a2c9aae32cd3a03bf3d68dbe3c80a0e9615f5258..2ff960e3bb784149ccc2650f5e8700b3a9ee8a4d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6sxsabresd/mx6sxsabresd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6sxsabresd/mx6sxsabresd.c
@@ -199,12 +199,16 @@ static struct i2c_pads_info i2c_pad_info1 = {
 int power_init_board(void)
 {
 	struct pmic *p;
-	unsigned int reg;
+	unsigned int reg, ret;
 
 	p = pfuze_common_init(I2C_PMIC);
 	if (!p)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	ret = pfuze_mode_init(p, APS_PFM);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Enable power of VGEN5 3V3, needed for SD3 */
 	pmic_reg_read(p, PFUZE100_VGEN5VOL, &reg);
 	reg &= ~LDO_VOL_MASK;