diff --git a/board/ti/sdp4430/sdp.c b/board/ti/sdp4430/sdp.c
index 25daaa9ffb140eadf925ab8981ef7aed1bdb363a..b20ca9ebfd59c3f6bcc7b30c7253424d7d345073 100644
--- a/board/ti/sdp4430/sdp.c
+++ b/board/ti/sdp4430/sdp.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 {
 	gpmc_init();
 
-	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_OMAP_4430SDP;
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = (0x80000000 + 0x100); /* boot param addr */
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h b/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h
index 3da78b65750f63c6f4d83e5cfdd3fa84e3b7130a..f40e0b718fc843d2a82a35e64e2829e35f1fbb22 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap4_sdp4430.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * High Level Configuration Options
  */
 #define CONFIG_4430SDP		1	/* working with SDP */
+#define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE	MACH_TYPE_OMAP_4430SDP
 
 #include <configs/omap4_common.h>