diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
index 21479ac..4635f0f 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/at91sam9260ek.c
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@
 	at91_sys_write(AT91_SMC_MODE(3),
 		       AT91_SMC_READMODE | AT91_SMC_WRITEMODE |
 		       AT91_SMC_EXNWMODE_DISABLE |
-		       AT91_SMC_DBW_8 | AT91_SMC_TDF_(2));
+#ifdef CFG_NAND_DBW_16
+		       AT91_SMC_DBW_16 |
+#else /* CFG_NAND_DBW_8 */
+		       AT91_SMC_DBW_8 |
+#endif
+		       AT91_SMC_TDF_(2));
 
 	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91SAM9260_ID_PIOC);
 
diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/nand.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/nand.c
index 7c1e6ab..9738f0f 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/nand.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9260ek/nand.c
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
 int board_nand_init(struct nand_chip *nand)
 {
 	nand->eccmode = NAND_ECC_SOFT;
+#ifdef CFG_NAND_DBW_16
+	nand->options = NAND_BUSWIDTH_16;
+#endif
 	nand->hwcontrol = at91sam9260ek_nand_hwcontrol;
 	nand->dev_ready = at91sam9260ek_nand_ready;
 	nand->chip_delay = 20;