diff --git a/drivers/bcma/sprom.c b/drivers/bcma/sprom.c
index 4adf9ef9a113..8934298a638d 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/sprom.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/sprom.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static void bcma_sprom_extract_r8(struct bcma_bus *bus, const u16 *sprom)
 	}
 
 	SPEX(board_rev, SSB_SPROM8_BOARDREV, ~0, 0);
+	SPEX(board_type, SSB_SPROM1_SPID, ~0, 0);
 
 	SPEX(txpid2g[0], SSB_SPROM4_TXPID2G01, SSB_SPROM4_TXPID2G0,
 	     SSB_SPROM4_TXPID2G0_SHIFT);