diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9260_devices.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
index f699f4d4898cd170ea23ec5dbefb00c79e8d30e6..c1822b713d144d878922007f5774ccd277832f1a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ void at91_macb_hw_init(void)
 #else
 	at91_set_b_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 23, 0);	/* ETX2 */
 	at91_set_b_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 24, 0);	/* ETX3 */
+#if defined(CONFIG_AT91SAM9G20)
+	/* 9G20 BOOT ROM initializes those pins to multi-drive, undo that */
+	at91_set_pio_multi_drive(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 23, 0);
+	at91_set_pio_multi_drive(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 24, 0);
+#endif
 #endif
 	at91_set_b_periph(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 22, 0);	/* ETXER */
 #endif