diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
index ef99b8b..985daf7 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/at91sam9260.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91sam9260_matrix.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91sam9_smc.h>
+#include <asm/arch/at91_common.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pmc.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_rstc.h>
 #include <asm/arch/gpio.h>
@@ -43,33 +44,6 @@
  * Miscelaneous platform dependent initialisations
  */
 
-static void at91sam9260ek_serial_hw_init(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_USART0
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB4, 1);		/* TXD0 */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB5, 0);		/* RXD0 */
-	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_US0);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USART1
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB6, 1);		/* TXD1 */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB7, 0);		/* RXD1 */
-	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_US1);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USART2
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB8, 1);		/* TXD2 */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB9, 0);		/* RXD2 */
-	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_US2);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_USART3	/* DBGU */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB14, 0);		/* DRXD */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB15, 1);		/* DTXD */
-	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91_ID_SYS);
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 static void at91sam9260ek_nand_hw_init(void)
 {
@@ -217,7 +191,7 @@
 	/* adress of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = PHYS_SDRAM + 0x100;
 
-	at91sam9260ek_serial_hw_init();
+	at91_serial_hw_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	at91sam9260ek_nand_hw_init();
 #endif