diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc837xemds/mpc837xemds.c b/board/freescale/mpc837xemds/mpc837xemds.c
index e57a53f..6fbd0e0 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc837xemds/mpc837xemds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc837xemds/mpc837xemds.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/fsl_serdes.h>
 #include <spd_sdram.h>
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
 #include <libfdt.h>
@@ -29,6 +31,37 @@
 	/* Clear all of the interrupt of BCSR */
 	bcsr[0xe] = 0xff;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_SERDES
+	immap_t *immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
+	u32 spridr = in_be32(&immr->sysconf.spridr);
+
+	/* we check only part num, and don't look for CPU revisions */
+	switch (spridr >> 16) {
+	case SPR_8379E_REV10 >> 16:
+	case SPR_8379_REV10 >> 16:
+		fsl_setup_serdes(CONFIG_FSL_SERDES1, FSL_SERDES_PROTO_SATA,
+				 FSL_SERDES_CLK_100, FSL_SERDES_VDD_1V);
+		fsl_setup_serdes(CONFIG_FSL_SERDES2, FSL_SERDES_PROTO_SATA,
+				 FSL_SERDES_CLK_100, FSL_SERDES_VDD_1V);
+		break;
+	case SPR_8378E_REV10 >> 16:
+	case SPR_8378_REV10 >> 16:
+		fsl_setup_serdes(CONFIG_FSL_SERDES1, FSL_SERDES_PROTO_PEX,
+				 FSL_SERDES_CLK_100, FSL_SERDES_VDD_1V);
+		break;
+	case SPR_8377E_REV10 >> 16:
+	case SPR_8377_REV10 >> 16:
+		fsl_setup_serdes(CONFIG_FSL_SERDES1, FSL_SERDES_PROTO_SATA,
+				 FSL_SERDES_CLK_100, FSL_SERDES_VDD_1V);
+		fsl_setup_serdes(CONFIG_FSL_SERDES2, FSL_SERDES_PROTO_PEX,
+				 FSL_SERDES_CLK_100, FSL_SERDES_VDD_1V);
+		break;
+	default:
+		printf("serdes not configured: unknown CPU part number: "
+		       "%04x\n", spridr >> 16);
+		break;
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_FSL_SERDES */
 	return 0;
 }