diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/Makefile
index e5494f748989fcf4a1820c210267ff448cab8bcd..de6b08157e9e1afe35411728d109b1840de1056c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LIB	= $(obj)lib$(SOC).o
 
 COBJS-y	:= timer.o
 COBJS-y	+= cpu.o
+COBJS-y	+= ddrc.o
 COBJS-y	+= slcr.o
 
 COBJS	:= $(COBJS-y)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/ddrc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/ddrc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba6a6aee5cbf57d434d47914d2b9277d2a269960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/ddrc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2013 Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2013 Xilinx, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
+#include <asm/arch/hardware.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+/* Control regsiter bitfield definitions */
+#define ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_MASK		0xC
+#define ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_SHIFT	2
+#define ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_16BIT	1
+
+/* ECC scrub regsiter definitions */
+#define ZYNQ_DDRC_ECC_SCRUBREG_ECC_MODE_MASK	0x7
+#define ZYNQ_DDRC_ECC_SCRUBREG_ECCMODE_SECDED	0x4
+
+void zynq_ddrc_init(void)
+{
+	u32 width, ecctype;
+
+	width = readl(&ddrc_base->ddrc_ctrl);
+	width = (width & ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_MASK) >>
+					ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_SHIFT;
+	ecctype = (readl(&ddrc_base->ecc_scrub) &
+		ZYNQ_DDRC_ECC_SCRUBREG_ECC_MODE_MASK);
+
+	/* ECC is enabled when memory is in 16bit mode and it is enabled */
+	if ((ecctype == ZYNQ_DDRC_ECC_SCRUBREG_ECCMODE_SECDED) &&
+	    (width == ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_16BIT)) {
+		puts("Memory: ECC enabled\n");
+		/*
+		 * Clear the first 1MB because it is not initialized from
+		 * first stage bootloader. To get ECC to work all memory has
+		 * been initialized by writing any value.
+		 */
+		memset(0, 0, 1 * 1024 * 1024);
+	} else {
+		puts("Memory: ECC disabled\n");
+	}
+
+	if (width == ZYNQ_DDRC_CTRLREG_BUSWIDTH_16BIT)
+		gd->ram_size /= 2;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/hardware.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/hardware.h
index 25f0e3d9c759f666e7d87f6fc2e5bb2e6d34f7f6..ca56d8a2dbe73c9fb79365b6e3c95474288090bc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/hardware.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/hardware.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define ZYNQ_SDHCI_BASEADDR1		0xE0101000
 #define ZYNQ_I2C_BASEADDR0		0xE0004000
 #define ZYNQ_I2C_BASEADDR1		0xE0005000
+#define ZYNQ_DDRC_BASEADDR		0xF8006000
 
 /* Reflect slcr offsets */
 struct slcr_regs {
@@ -84,4 +85,11 @@ struct scu_regs {
 
 #define scu_base ((struct scu_regs *)ZYNQ_SCU_BASEADDR)
 
+struct ddrc_regs {
+	u32 ddrc_ctrl; /* 0x0 */
+	u32 reserved[60];
+	u32 ecc_scrub; /* 0xF4 */
+};
+#define ddrc_base ((struct ddrc_regs *)ZYNQ_DDRC_BASEADDR)
+
 #endif /* _ASM_ARCH_HARDWARE_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/sys_proto.h
index 19a4eec6a973f23595c4112e8e013afacb9f0f54..110de9092213995dbee9a50c4cdca4810643c606 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-zynq/sys_proto.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ extern void zynq_slcr_gem_clk_setup(u32 gem_id, u32 rclk, u32 clk);
 extern void zynq_slcr_devcfg_disable(void);
 extern void zynq_slcr_devcfg_enable(void);
 extern u32 zynq_slcr_get_idcode(void);
+extern void zynq_ddrc_init(void);
 
 /* Driver extern functions */
 extern int zynq_sdhci_init(u32 regbase);
diff --git a/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c b/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
index 4bb140e29ec0cb5f72c512db0dc8d74e7c3d2e3a..ca159b0cd31529c27c2cb57a0f24a6929da39035 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ int dram_init(void)
 {
 	gd->ram_size = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE;
 
+	zynq_ddrc_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }