diff --git a/board/ti/am57xx/board.c b/board/ti/am57xx/board.c
index 5f2d4dfab8c5..09d7f3ff17a9 100644
--- a/board/ti/am57xx/board.c
+++ b/board/ti/am57xx/board.c
@@ -585,6 +585,26 @@ int spl_start_uboot(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_DWC3
+static struct dwc3_device usb_otg_ss1 = {
+	.maximum_speed = USB_SPEED_SUPER,
+	.base = DRA7_USB_OTG_SS1_BASE,
+	.tx_fifo_resize = false,
+	.index = 0,
+};
+
+static struct dwc3_omap_device usb_otg_ss1_glue = {
+	.base = (void *)DRA7_USB_OTG_SS1_GLUE_BASE,
+	.utmi_mode = DWC3_OMAP_UTMI_MODE_SW,
+	.index = 0,
+};
+
+static struct ti_usb_phy_device usb_phy1_device = {
+	.pll_ctrl_base = (void *)DRA7_USB3_PHY1_PLL_CTRL,
+	.usb2_phy_power = (void *)DRA7_USB2_PHY1_POWER,
+	.usb3_phy_power = (void *)DRA7_USB3_PHY1_POWER,
+	.index = 0,
+};
+
 static struct dwc3_device usb_otg_ss2 = {
 	.maximum_speed = USB_SPEED_HIGH,
 	.base = DRA7_USB_OTG_SS2_BASE,
@@ -622,9 +642,13 @@ int board_usb_init(int index, enum usb_init_type init)
 	switch (index) {
 	case 0:
 		if (init == USB_INIT_DEVICE) {
-			printf("port %d can't be used as device\n", index);
-			disable_usb_clocks(index);
-			return -EINVAL;
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_DWC3
+			usb_otg_ss1.dr_mode = USB_DR_MODE_PERIPHERAL;
+			usb_otg_ss1_glue.vbus_id_status = OMAP_DWC3_VBUS_VALID;
+			ti_usb_phy_uboot_init(&usb_phy1_device);
+			dwc3_omap_uboot_init(&usb_otg_ss1_glue);
+			dwc3_uboot_init(&usb_otg_ss1);
+#endif
 		}
 		break;
 	case 1: