diff --git a/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c b/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c
index c81ce58b62..65482813d2 100644
--- a/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c
+++ b/board/comelit/dig297/dig297.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ static const u32 gpmc_lan_config[] = {
 int board_init(void)
 {
 	gpmc_init();		/* in SRAM or SDRAM, finish GPMC */
-	/* board id for Linux */
-	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_OMAP3_CPS;
 	/* boot param addr */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = (OMAP34XX_SDRC_CS0 + 0x100);
 
diff --git a/include/configs/dig297.h b/include/configs/dig297.h
index 3a05c82995..9baf41582b 100644
--- a/include/configs/dig297.h
+++ b/include/configs/dig297.h
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
 #define __CONFIG_H
 
+#include <asm/mach-types.h>
+#ifdef MACH_TYPE_OMAP3_CPS
+#error "MACH_TYPE_OMAP3_CPS has been defined properly, please remove this."
+#else
+#define MACH_TYPE_OMAP3_CPS 2751
+#endif
+#define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE MACH_TYPE_OMAP3_CPS
+
 /*
  * High Level Configuration Options
  */