diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/snow/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/snow/romstage.c
index 9891011fe4..7e1cd5797b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/snow/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/snow/romstage.c
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 #include <cbfs.h>
 #include <common.h>
 
+#include <arch/gpio.h>
 #include <cpu/samsung/exynos5250/clk.h>
 #include <cpu/samsung/exynos5250/dmc.h>
+#include <cpu/samsung/exynos5250/gpio.h>
 #include <cpu/samsung/exynos5250/setup.h>
 #include <cpu/samsung/exynos5250/periph.h>
 #include <cpu/samsung/exynos5250/clock_init.h>
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@
 
 #include "mainboard.h"
 
+#define MMC0_GPIO_PIN	(58)
+
 #if 0
 static int board_wakeup_permitted(void)
 {
@@ -48,6 +52,24 @@ static int board_wakeup_permitted(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void initialize_s5p_mshc(void) {
+	/* MMC0: Fixed, support 8 bit mode, connected with GPIO. */
+	if (clock_set_mshci(PERIPH_ID_SDMMC0))
+		printk(BIOS_CRIT, "Failed to set clock for SDMMC0.\n");
+	if (gpio_direction_output(MMC0_GPIO_PIN, 1)) {
+		printk(BIOS_CRIT, "Unable to power on SDMMC0.\n");
+	}
+	gpio_set_pull(MMC0_GPIO_PIN, EXYNOS_GPIO_PULL_NONE);
+	gpio_set_drv(MMC0_GPIO_PIN, EXYNOS_GPIO_DRV_4X);
+	/* TODO(hungte) Change 0 to PINMUX_FLAG_8BIT_MODE when the s5p_mshc
+	 * driver is ready. */
+	exynos_pinmux_config(PERIPH_ID_SDMMC0, 0);
+
+	/* MMC2: Removable, 4 bit mode, no GPIO. */
+	clock_set_mshci(PERIPH_ID_SDMMC2);
+	exynos_pinmux_config(PERIPH_ID_SDMMC2, 0);
+}
+
 void main(void)
 {
 	struct mem_timings *mem;
@@ -84,6 +106,8 @@ void main(void)
 
 	mmu_setup(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE, CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE_MB);
 
+	initialize_s5p_mshc();
+
 	entry = cbfs_load_stage(CBFS_DEFAULT_MEDIA, "fallback/coreboot_ram");
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "entry is 0x%p, leaving romstage.\n", entry);