diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91cap9_devices.c b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91cap9_devices.c
index c0024acf04e8275e1c7ac9868bf7f2d16ed11a65..39e405fee13533de6d81e1aa260851094511a8b9 100644
--- a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91cap9_devices.c
+++ b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91cap9_devices.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
  * Stelian Pop <stelian.pop@leadtechdesign.com>
  * Lead Tech Design <www.leadtechdesign.com>
  *
+ * (C) Copyright 2009
+ * Daniel Gorsulowski <daniel.gorsulowski@esd.eu>
+ * esd electronic system design gmbh <www.esd.eu>
+ *
  * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
  * project.
  *
@@ -174,3 +178,14 @@ void at91_macb_hw_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_AT91_CAN
+void at91_can_hw_init(void)
+{
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA12, 0);	/* CAN_TX */
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA13, 1);	/* CAN_RX */
+
+	/* Enable clock */
+	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91CAP9_ID_CAN);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9263_devices.c b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
index 0f2613e7b8cf00b3ecb540c0ff9c299547bb10c0..f72efdfe80703e95410e537257716ebd2e7c4161 100644
--- a/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
+++ b/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
  * Stelian Pop <stelian.pop@leadtechdesign.com>
  * Lead Tech Design <www.leadtechdesign.com>
  *
+ * (C) Copyright 2009
+ * Daniel Gorsulowski <daniel.gorsulowski@esd.eu>
+ * esd electronic system design gmbh <www.esd.eu>
+ *
  * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
  * project.
  *
@@ -182,3 +186,14 @@ void at91_uhp_hw_init(void)
 	at91_set_gpio_output(AT91_PIN_PA24, 0);
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_AT91_CAN
+void at91_can_hw_init(void)
+{
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA13, 0);	/* CAN_TX */
+	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA14, 1);	/* CAN_RX */
+
+	/* Enable clock */
+	at91_sys_write(AT91_PMC_PCER, 1 << AT91SAM9263_ID_CAN);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_common.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_common.h
index 9c4e0197155232285e24aaac3c47fd133a41f4d0..01840eede41f94ed58d104301249a7b2a6ce02e1 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_common.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91/at91_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef AT91_COMMON_H
 #define AT91_COMMON_H
 
+void at91_can_hw_init(void);
 void at91_macb_hw_init(void);
 void at91_serial_hw_init(void);
 void at91_serial0_hw_init(void);