diff --git a/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c b/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c
index 10edf28a9b..04422ce9be 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static void board_sdhci0_hw_init(void)
 	atmel_pio4_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 9, 0);	/* SDMMC0_DAT7 */
 	atmel_pio4_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 10, 0);	/* SDMMC0_RSTN */
 	atmel_pio4_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 11, 0);	/* SDMMC0_VDDSEL */
+	atmel_pio4_set_a_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 13, 0);	/* SDMMC0_CD */
 
 	at91_periph_clk_enable(ATMEL_ID_SDMMC0);
 	at91_enable_periph_generated_clk(ATMEL_ID_SDMMC0,