diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-phyboard-polis-rdk-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-phyboard-polis-rdk-u-boot.dtsi
index 516e52e1f5d..512dbc9ee86 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-phyboard-polis-rdk-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-phyboard-polis-rdk-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 	};
 };
 
+&pinctrl_i2c1 {
+	bootph-pre-ram;
+};
+
 &pinctrl_uart3 {
 	bootph-pre-ram;
 };
@@ -54,6 +58,10 @@
 	bootph-pre-ram;
 };
 
+&i2c1 {
+	bootph-pre-ram;
+};
+
 &uart3 {
 	bootph-pre-ram;
 };
diff --git a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/Kconfig b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/Kconfig
index 25e4bf2f836..06449128ba8 100644
--- a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/Kconfig
+++ b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/Kconfig
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 config IMX_CONFIG
 	default "board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/imximage-8mm-sd.cfg"
 
+source "board/phytec/common/Kconfig"
 endif
diff --git a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c
index 8d858590a39..faff064779c 100644
--- a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c
+++ b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 #include <log.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 
+#include "../common/imx8m_som_detection.h"
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+#define EEPROM_ADDR		0x51
+#define EEPROM_ADDR_FALLBACK	0x59
+
 int spl_board_boot_device(enum boot_device boot_dev_spl)
 {
 	switch (boot_dev_spl) {
@@ -39,6 +44,18 @@ int spl_board_boot_device(enum boot_device boot_dev_spl)
 
 static void spl_dram_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = phytec_eeprom_data_setup_fallback(NULL, 0, EEPROM_ADDR,
+			EEPROM_ADDR_FALLBACK);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = phytec_imx8m_detect(NULL);
+	if (!ret)
+		phytec_print_som_info(NULL);
+
+out:
 	ddr_init(&dram_timing);
 }
 
diff --git a/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig b/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig
index 5e59efe5649..c24580430f2 100644
--- a/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x3C0000
 CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="freescale/imx8mm-phyboard-polis-rdk"
 CONFIG_TARGET_PHYCORE_IMX8MM=y
+CONFIG_PHYTEC_SOM_DETECTION=y
 CONFIG_DM_RESET=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN=524288
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC=y