diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/animeo_ip/init.c b/arch/arm/boards/animeo_ip/init.c
index 56b8df291..5419ddb10 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/animeo_ip/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/animeo_ip/init.c
@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ static void animeo_ip_add_device_mci(void)
 static void animeo_ip_add_device_mci(void) {}
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * USB Host port
+ */
+static struct at91_usbh_data __initdata animeo_ip_usbh_data = {
+	.ports		= 2,
+	.vbus_pin	= {AT91_PIN_PB15, -EINVAL},
+	.vbus_pin_active_low	= {0, 0},
+
+};
+
+static void animeo_ip_add_device_usb(void)
+{
+	at91_add_device_usbh_ohci(&animeo_ip_usbh_data);
+}
+
 struct gpio_bicolor_led leds[] = {
 	{
 		.gpio_c0 = AT91_PIN_PC17,
@@ -216,6 +231,7 @@ static int animeo_ip_devices_init(void)
 	animeo_ip_power_control();
 	animeo_ip_add_device_nand();
 	at91_add_device_eth(0, &macb_pdata);
+	animeo_ip_add_device_usb();
 	animeo_ip_add_device_mci();
 	animeo_ip_add_device_buttons();
 	animeo_ip_add_device_led();
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/animeo_ip_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/animeo_ip_defconfig
index 23e7278ab..7f6961f9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/animeo_ip_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/animeo_ip_defconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ CONFIG_NET_NFS=y
 CONFIG_NET_PING=y
 CONFIG_MICREL_PHY=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_MACB=y
+CONFIG_NET_USB=y
+CONFIG_NET_USB_ASIX=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 # CONFIG_MTD_OOB_DEVICE is not set
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ CONFIG_NAND=y
 # CONFIG_NAND_ECC_HW_NONE is not set
 CONFIG_NAND_ATMEL=y
 CONFIG_UBI=y
+CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_OHCI=y
+CONFIG_USB_OHCI_AT91=y
 CONFIG_MCI=y
 CONFIG_MCI_STARTUP=y
 CONFIG_MCI_ATMEL=y