diff --git a/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c b/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c
index b6c0c11ef2..e078ba4f9c 100644
--- a/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c
+++ b/board/amcc/katmai/katmai.c
@@ -451,5 +451,6 @@ int post_hotkeys_pressed(void)
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	cpu_eth_init(bis);
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }
diff --git a/board/amcc/taihu/taihu.c b/board/amcc/taihu/taihu.c
index 522437805b..669429b67f 100644
--- a/board/amcc/taihu/taihu.c
+++ b/board/amcc/taihu/taihu.c
@@ -195,5 +195,6 @@ int pci_pre_init(struct pci_controller *hose)
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	cpu_eth_init(bis);
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }
diff --git a/board/amcc/taishan/taishan.c b/board/amcc/taishan/taishan.c
index 28bdab5dbb..53ce88c6cd 100644
--- a/board/amcc/taishan/taishan.c
+++ b/board/amcc/taishan/taishan.c
@@ -315,5 +315,6 @@ int post_hotkeys_pressed(void)
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	cpu_eth_init(bis);
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }
diff --git a/board/amcc/yucca/yucca.c b/board/amcc/yucca/yucca.c
index c8055689f7..06c7d625a4 100644
--- a/board/amcc/yucca/yucca.c
+++ b/board/amcc/yucca/yucca.c
@@ -956,5 +956,6 @@ int onboard_pci_arbiter_selected(int core_pci)
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	cpu_eth_init(bis);
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }