diff --git a/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-amc/db-88f6820-amc.c b/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-amc/db-88f6820-amc.c
index cade99c8d7326faeca1a0cbca62a6f0c723c6ef4..40fa59986573bca384cbfe7a5a0b3666d75e535f 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-amc/db-88f6820-amc.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-amc/db-88f6820-amc.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ static struct hws_topology_map board_topology_map = {
 	    MEM_4G,			/* mem_size */
 	    DDR_FREQ_800,		/* frequency */
 	    0, 0,			/* cas_l cas_wl */
-	    HWS_TEMP_LOW} },		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TEMP_LOW,		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TIM_DEFAULT} },		/* timing */
 	5,				/* Num Of Bus Per Interface*/
 	BUS_MASK_32BIT			/* Busses mask */
 };
diff --git a/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/db-88f6820-gp.c b/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/db-88f6820-gp.c
index e700781103fbdf4cf231a062fb8c5eac3adb99b8..a1974cb4bd21138eaad9b9ce9dbe08cc3acfaa13 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/db-88f6820-gp.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/db-88f6820-gp/db-88f6820-gp.c
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ static struct hws_topology_map board_topology_map = {
 	    MEM_4G,			/* mem_size */
 	    DDR_FREQ_800,		/* frequency */
 	    0, 0,			/* cas_l cas_wl */
-	    HWS_TEMP_LOW} },		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TEMP_LOW,		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TIM_DEFAULT} },		/* timing */
 	5,				/* Num Of Bus Per Interface*/
 	BUS_MASK_32BIT			/* Busses mask */
 };
diff --git a/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c b/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c
index f0efb5344781fbeed089eabf45506ad28f9e28bd..32168d35768a1a6375c2497276b5ed7294239c81 100644
--- a/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c
+++ b/board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static struct hws_topology_map ddr_topology_map = {
 	    MEM_4G,			/* mem_size */
 	    DDR_FREQ_533,		/* frequency */
 	    0, 0,			/* cas_l cas_wl */
-	    HWS_TEMP_LOW} },		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TEMP_LOW,		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TIM_DEFAULT} },		/* timing */
 	5,				/* Num Of Bus Per Interface*/
 	BUS_MASK_32BIT			/* Busses mask */
 };
diff --git a/board/solidrun/clearfog/clearfog.c b/board/solidrun/clearfog/clearfog.c
index 3a8257cac32e2d7b2875e9060272696d167eab50..8906636f7646d931ee6051b28a58f0a13567d50e 100644
--- a/board/solidrun/clearfog/clearfog.c
+++ b/board/solidrun/clearfog/clearfog.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ static struct hws_topology_map board_topology_map = {
 	    MEM_4G,			/* mem_size */
 	    DDR_FREQ_800,		/* frequency */
 	    0, 0,			/* cas_l cas_wl */
-	    HWS_TEMP_LOW} },		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TEMP_LOW,		/* temperature */
+	    HWS_TIM_DEFAULT} },		/* timing */
 	5,				/* Num Of Bus Per Interface*/
 	BUS_MASK_32BIT			/* Busses mask */
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr3_training.c b/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr3_training.c
index 7e0749fde3f2ef917e0f61a24ca46a8f0530b8c6..e70ca4b42551f3fff040b840a518134a51df14a4 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr3_training.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr3_training.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ int hws_ddr3_tip_init_controller(u32 dev_num, struct init_cntr_param *init_cntr_
 	enum hws_speed_bin speed_bin_index = SPEED_BIN_DDR_2133N;
 	enum hws_mem_size memory_size = MEM_2G;
 	enum hws_ddr_freq freq = init_freq;
+	enum hws_timing timing;
 	u32 cs_mask = 0;
 	u32 cl_value = 0, cwl_val = 0;
 	u32 refresh_interval_cnt = 0, bus_cnt = 0, adll_tap = 0;
@@ -569,8 +570,13 @@ int hws_ddr3_tip_init_controller(u32 dev_num, struct init_cntr_param *init_cntr_
 				      DUNIT_CONTROL_HIGH_REG,
 				      (init_cntr_prm->msys_init << 7), (1 << 7)));
 
+			timing = tm->interface_params[if_id].timing;
+
 			if (mode2_t != 0xff) {
 				t2t = mode2_t;
+			} else if (timing != HWS_TIM_DEFAULT) {
+				/* Board topology map is forcing timing */
+				t2t = (timing == HWS_TIM_2T) ? 1 : 0;
 			} else {
 				/* calculate number of CS (per interface) */
 				CHECK_STATUS(calc_cs_num
diff --git a/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr_topology_def.h b/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr_topology_def.h
index f8894e828a5469d3e3276e7018e775fc691d512f..229c3a127a837434926df47c25ccdd979eefd94c 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr_topology_def.h
+++ b/drivers/ddr/marvell/a38x/ddr_topology_def.h
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ enum hws_mem_size {
 	MEM_SIZE_LAST
 };
 
+enum hws_timing {
+	HWS_TIM_DEFAULT,
+	HWS_TIM_1T,
+	HWS_TIM_2T
+};
+
 struct bus_params {
 	/* Chip Select (CS) bitmask (bits 0-CS0, bit 1- CS1 ...) */
 	u8 cs_bitmask;
@@ -84,6 +90,9 @@ struct if_params {
 
 	/* operation temperature */
 	enum hws_temperature interface_temp;
+
+	/* 2T vs 1T mode (by default computed from number of CSs) */
+	enum hws_timing timing;
 };
 
 struct hws_topology_map {