diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
index 9d15196952a0..dfc262bff0ad 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ static struct platform_device sh_eth_device = {
 	},
 	.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(sh_eth_resources),
 	.resource = sh_eth_resources,
+	.archdata = {
+		.hwblk_id = HWBLK_ETHER,
+	},
 };
 
 /* USB0 host */