diff --git a/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c b/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c
index 0062f120d..a7071cd55 100644
--- a/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c
+++ b/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <netdev.h>
 #include <twl4030.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/arch/mmc_host_def.h>
 #include <asm/arch/omap3-regs.h>
 #include <asm/arch/mux.h>
 #include <asm/arch/mem.h>
@@ -145,6 +146,14 @@ void set_muxconf_regs(void)
 	MUX_DIG297();
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC
+int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	omap_mmc_init(0);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
 /*
  * Routine: setup_net_chip
diff --git a/include/configs/dig297.h b/include/configs/dig297.h
index b68f07383..0e05df3b5 100644
--- a/include/configs/dig297.h
+++ b/include/configs/dig297.h
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_BAUDRATE			115200
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE	{4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,\
 					115200}
-#define CONFIG_MMC
-#define CONFIG_OMAP3_MMC
+#define CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC		1
+#define CONFIG_MMC			1
+#define CONFIG_OMAP_HSMMC		1
 #define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
 
 /* DDR - I use Micron DDR */