diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/dram.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/dram.c
index 8f2a18af6b3742ad90251b84103e65429e622484..7439c87f681070cb3ab24c615afcf8642bbb6ca7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/dram.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/kirkwood/dram.c
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
+#include <common.h>
 #include <asm/arch/kirkwood.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 #define KW_REG_CPUCS_WIN_BAR(x)		(KW_REGISTER(0x1500) + (x * 0x08))
 #define KW_REG_CPUCS_WIN_SZ(x)		(KW_REGISTER(0x1504) + (x * 0x08))
 /*
@@ -56,3 +59,38 @@ u32 kw_sdram_bs(enum memory_bank bank)
 	result += 0x01000000;
 	return result;
 }
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_BOARD_DRAM_INIT
+int dram_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	gd->ram_size = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
+		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = kw_sdram_bar(i);
+		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = kw_sdram_bs(i);
+		/*
+		 * It is assumed that all memory banks are consecutive
+		 * and without gaps.
+		 * If the gap is found, ram_size will be reported for
+		 * consecutive memory only
+		 */
+		if (gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start != gd->ram_size)
+			break;
+
+		gd->ram_size += gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size;
+
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If this function is not defined here,
+ * board.c alters dram bank zero configuration defined above.
+ */
+void dram_init_banksize(void)
+{
+	dram_init();
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYS_BOARD_DRAM_INIT */
+
diff --git a/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c b/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c
index c028a53bcbf939f036e33573be278131ac7a48c1..4df4e9b260482f49caab002473a2ea24713c3219 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c
@@ -108,17 +108,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dram_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = kw_sdram_bar(i);
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = kw_sdram_bs(i);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R
 void mv_phy_88e1121_init(char *name)
 {
diff --git a/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c b/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c
index c959bf879e91c27b7acb88c5572392a5a70a9b2b..93d1400be49d469fbdb04248617cf0523fa44ef9 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c
@@ -110,17 +110,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dram_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = kw_sdram_bar(i);
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = kw_sdram_bs(i);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MV88E61XX_SWITCH
 void reset_phy(void)
 {
diff --git a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
index c00a08aeab319d1f933b9800a915c5f1d9654ad5..d006b2ddf7d3abece1524b7e94b99ed6555fed12 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
@@ -113,17 +113,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dram_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = kw_sdram_bar(i);
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = kw_sdram_bs(i);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R
 /* Configure and enable MV88E1116 PHY */
 void reset_phy(void)
diff --git a/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c b/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c
index 8713a3cf9b26aba0f50f74a2d092901de548eb18..0d76146b658069e44e54ec98a64057ac9421bf6c 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c
@@ -109,17 +109,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dram_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = kw_sdram_bar(i);
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = kw_sdram_bs(i);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void mv_phy_88e1116_init(char *name)
 {
 	u16 reg;
diff --git a/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c b/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c
index 547126af8f049bd66693c2ee383d4bb2d04f1ae2..173a7b809df33f9b2072e5d9e43597f30548db9a 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c
@@ -108,17 +108,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dram_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; i++) {
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].start = kw_sdram_bar(i);
-		gd->bd->bi_dram[i].size = kw_sdram_bs(i);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R
 /* Configure and enable MV88E1116 PHY */
 void reset_phy(void)
diff --git a/include/configs/keymile-common.h b/include/configs/keymile-common.h
index 6c14ca00c53dc00020a615e5c9918227d55b3740..62d21f628666d522da8d103cda644f277cfbd6ed 100644
--- a/include/configs/keymile-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/keymile-common.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO	1	/* echo on for serial download */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE	1	/* allow baudrate change */
+#define CONFIG_SYS_BOARD_DRAM_INIT	/* Used board specific dram_init */
 
 /*
  * How to get access to the slot ID.  Put this here to make it easy