diff --git a/board/samsung/common/board.c b/board/samsung/common/board.c
index 9dc7c832e6e370fc1f0b33053c874c486c5d2561..1fa0e51b3e646220fbd5587a38bd538f243267da 100644
--- a/board/samsung/common/board.c
+++ b/board/samsung/common/board.c
@@ -240,22 +240,39 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_MMC
-int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
+static int init_mmc(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDHCI
+	return exynos_mmc_init(gd->fdt_blob);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+static int init_dwmmc(void)
 {
-	int ret;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DWMMC
-	/* dwmmc initializattion for available channels */
-	ret = exynos_dwmmc_init(gd->fdt_blob);
-	if (ret)
-		debug("dwmmc init failed\n");
+	return exynos_dwmmc_init(gd->fdt_blob);
+#else
+	return 0;
 #endif
+}
+
+int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (get_boot_mode() == BOOT_MODE_SD) {
+		ret = init_mmc();
+		ret |= init_dwmmc();
+	} else {
+		ret = init_dwmmc();
+		ret |= init_mmc();
+	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SDHCI
-	/* mmc initializattion for available channels */
-	ret = exynos_mmc_init(gd->fdt_blob);
 	if (ret)
 		debug("mmc init failed\n");
-#endif
+
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif