diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
index 14558bb0ef9..a5740629180 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/Kconfig
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ config MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC
 	imply SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT
 	imply SPL_MMC
 	select SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT if SPL_MMC
+	select SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR if SPL_MMC
 	select SPL_BOOTROM_SUPPORT
 
 config MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SATA
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
index 0a809e91349..02528e025d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
@@ -33,14 +33,27 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- * When loading U-Boot via SPL from eMMC (in Marvell terminology SDIO), the
- * kwbimage main header is stored at sector 0. U-Boot SPL needs to parse this
- * header and figure out at which sector the U-Boot proper binary is stored.
- * Partition booting is therefore not supported and CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR
- * and CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET need to point to the
- * kwbimage main header.
+ * When loading U-Boot via SPL from eMMC, the kwbimage main header is stored at
+ * sector 0 and either on HW boot partition or on data partition. Choice of HW
+ * partition depends on what is configured in eMMC EXT_CSC register.
+ * When loading U-Boot via SPL from SD card, the kwbimage main header is stored
+ * at sector 1.
+ * Therefore MBR/GPT partition booting, fixed sector number and fixed eMMC HW
+ * partition number are unsupported due to limitation of Marvell BootROM.
+ * Correct sector number must be determined as runtime in mvebu SPL code based
+ * on the detected boot source. Otherwise U-Boot SPL would not be able to load
+ * U-Boot proper.
+ * Runtime mvebu SPL sector calculation code expects:
+ * - CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET=0
+ * - CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR=0
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_MMC
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_FS_BOOT
+#error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_FS_BOOT is unsupported
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION
+#error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_FS_BOOT_PARTITION is unsupported
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT_OVERRIDE_PART_CONFIG
 #error CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT_OVERRIDE_PART_CONFIG is unsupported
 #endif
@@ -50,10 +63,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_PARTITION
 #error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_PARTITION is unsupported
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR) && CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR != 0
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR
+#error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR must be enabled for SD/eMMC boot support
+#endif
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR) || \
+    CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR != 0
 #error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR must be set to 0
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET) && \
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET) || \
     CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET != 0
 #error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET must be set to 0
 #endif
@@ -104,7 +121,12 @@ struct kwbimage_main_hdr_v1 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_MMC
 u32 spl_mmc_boot_mode(struct mmc *mmc, const u32 boot_device)
 {
-	return MMCSD_MODE_EMMCBOOT;
+	return IS_SD(mmc) ? MMCSD_MODE_RAW : MMCSD_MODE_EMMCBOOT;
+}
+unsigned long spl_mmc_get_uboot_raw_sector(struct mmc *mmc,
+					   unsigned long raw_sect)
+{
+	return IS_SD(mmc) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 #endif