diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/mx35/generic.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/mx35/generic.c
index 295a98ea4b6..d11e6f6270c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/mx35/generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/mx35/generic.c
@@ -478,11 +478,11 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC
 #if CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == MMC_SDHC2_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
 #elif CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == MMC_SDHC3_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC3_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC3_CLK);
 #else
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC1_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC1_CLK);
 #endif
 #endif
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/generic.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/generic.c
index b9914186b19..679273b2b4d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx25/generic.c
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC
 #if CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == IMX_MMC_SDHC2_BASE
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
 #else
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC1_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC1_CLK);
 #endif
 #endif
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/speed.c b/arch/arm/imx-common/speed.c
index fbf4de3b300..638ee1aa75c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/speed.c
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/speed.c
@@ -37,23 +37,23 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_USDHC
 #if CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == USDHC2_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
 #elif CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == USDHC3_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC3_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC3_CLK);
 #elif CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == USDHC4_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC4_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC4_CLK);
 #else
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC_CLK);
 #endif
 #else
 #if CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == MMC_SDHC2_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC2_CLK);
 #elif CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == MMC_SDHC3_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC3_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC3_CLK);
 #elif CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR == MMC_SDHC4_BASE_ADDR
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC4_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC4_CLK);
 #else
-	gd->sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC_CLK);
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = mxc_get_clock(MXC_ESDHC_CLK);
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
index 0c1dbe866a8..a3398cfc2d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 
 /* Architecture-specific global data */
 struct arch_global_data {
+#if defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
+	u32 sdhc_clk;
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_AT91FAMILY
 	/* "static data" needed by at91's clock.c */
 	unsigned long	cpu_clk_rate_hz;
@@ -69,9 +72,6 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 	unsigned long	env_addr;	/* Address  of Environment struct */
 	unsigned long	env_valid;	/* Checksum of Environment valid? */
 	unsigned long	fb_base;	/* base address of frame buffer */
-#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC
-	unsigned long	sdhc_clk;
-#endif
 	unsigned long	relocaddr;	/* Start address of U-Boot in RAM */
 	phys_size_t	ram_size;	/* RAM size */
 	unsigned long	mon_len;	/* monitor len */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c
index ba8b285d57e..6be0e3a2ee4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ int get_clocks(void)
 	gd->arch.tdm_clk = tdm_clk;
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
-	gd->sdhc_clk = sdhc_clk;
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = sdhc_clk;
 #endif
 	gd->arch.core_clk = core_clk;
 	gd->arch.i2c1_clk = i2c1_clk;
@@ -570,7 +570,8 @@ static int do_clocks(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.tdm_clk));
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
-	printf("  SDHC:                %-4s MHz\n", strmhz(buf, gd->sdhc_clk));
+	printf("  SDHC:                %-4s MHz\n",
+	       strmhz(buf, gd->arch.sdhc_clk));
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC8308) || defined(CONFIG_MPC831x) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_MPC834x) || defined(CONFIG_MPC837x)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/speed.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/speed.c
index 7173c07b092..297f2ed4739 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/speed.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/speed.c
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ int get_clocks (void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC8569) || defined(CONFIG_P1010) ||\
        defined(CONFIG_P1014)
-	gd->sdhc_clk = gd->bus_clk;
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = gd->bus_clk;
 #else
-	gd->sdhc_clk = gd->bus_clk / 2;
+	gd->arch.sdhc_clk = gd->bus_clk / 2;
 #endif
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC) */
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
index ea675373c10..9bf18fb8acb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 /* Architecture-specific global data */
 struct arch_global_data {
+#if defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
+	u32 sdhc_clk;
+#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_8xx)
 	unsigned long brg_clk;
 #endif
@@ -150,9 +153,6 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 	/* We cannot bracket this with CONFIG_PCI due to mpc5xxx */
 	unsigned long pci_clk;
 	unsigned long   mem_clk;
-#if defined(CONFIG_FSL_ESDHC)
-	u32 sdhc_clk;
-#endif
 	phys_size_t	ram_size;	/* RAM size */
 	unsigned long	env_addr;	/* Address  of Environment struct	*/
 	unsigned long	env_valid;	/* Checksum of Environment valid?	*/
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
index 3d5c9c0f77e..b90f3e77698 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ int fsl_esdhc_initialize(bd_t *bis, struct fsl_esdhc_cfg *cfg)
 		mmc->host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS;
 
 	mmc->f_min = 400000;
-	mmc->f_max = MIN(gd->sdhc_clk, 52000000);
+	mmc->f_max = MIN(gd->arch.sdhc_clk, 52000000);
 
 	mmc->b_max = 0;
 	mmc_register(mmc);
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ int fsl_esdhc_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 	cfg = malloc(sizeof(struct fsl_esdhc_cfg));
 	memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(struct fsl_esdhc_cfg));
 	cfg->esdhc_base = CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_ADDR;
-	cfg->sdhc_clk = gd->sdhc_clk;
+	cfg->sdhc_clk = gd->arch.sdhc_clk;
 	return fsl_esdhc_initialize(bis, cfg);
 }
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void fdt_fixup_esdhc(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 #endif
 
 	do_fixup_by_compat_u32(blob, compat, "clock-frequency",
-			       gd->sdhc_clk, 1);
+			       gd->arch.sdhc_clk, 1);
 
 	do_fixup_by_compat(blob, compat, "status", "okay",
 			   4 + 1, 1);