diff --git a/board/intel/minnowmax/minnowmax.c b/board/intel/minnowmax/minnowmax.c
index 1f5549a4586cc217991c7f5381aef2157e46c75e..383cae068bdff48b828c4b137fd96fae9e5d1d4e 100644
--- a/board/intel/minnowmax/minnowmax.c
+++ b/board/intel/minnowmax/minnowmax.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <asm/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/ibmpc.h>
 #include <asm/pnp_def.h>
 #include <netdev.h>
@@ -12,6 +13,14 @@
 
 #define SERIAL_DEV PNP_DEV(0x2e, 4)
 
+int arch_early_init_r(void)
+{
+	/* do the pin-muxing */
+	gpio_ich6_pinctrl_init();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	lpc47m_enable_serial(SERIAL_DEV, UART0_BASE, UART0_IRQ);
diff --git a/include/configs/minnowmax.h b/include/configs/minnowmax.h
index eb35a50039604e0e3906e8ce0f396e385520844b..547765d1376ac55180f64d8219cdfe6a783381cf 100644
--- a/include/configs/minnowmax.h
+++ b/include/configs/minnowmax.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN		(1 << 20)
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
+#define CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R
 
 #define CONFIG_X86_SERIAL
 #define CONFIG_SMSC_LPC47M