diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8313ERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC8313ERDB.h
index 55d7852..b361217 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8313ERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8313ERDB.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER			/* use the CFI driver */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000	/* start of FLASH   */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		8		/* flash size in MB */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 #define CFG_FLASH_EMPTY_INFO			/* display empty sectors */
 #define CFG_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE		/* buffer up multiple bytes */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h
index 5879a82..83f64c6 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8315ERDB.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000 /* FLASH base address */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		8 /* FLASH size is 8M */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 
 #define CFG_LBLAWBAR0_PRELIM	CFG_FLASH_BASE /* Window base at flash base */
 #define CFG_LBLAWAR0_PRELIM	0x80000016 /* 8MB window size */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h
index 977142b..697c5ad 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8323ERDB.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER	/* use the CFI driver */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000	/* FLASH base address */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		16	/* FLASH size is 16M */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 
 #define CFG_LBLAWBAR0_PRELIM	CFG_FLASH_BASE	/* Window base at flash base */
 #define CFG_LBLAWAR0_PRELIM	0x80000018	/* 32MB window size */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h
index 01cf557..9a9b500 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC832XEMDS.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER	/* use the CFI driver */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000	/* FLASH base address */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		16	/* FLASH size is 16M */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 
 #define CFG_LBLAWBAR0_PRELIM	CFG_FLASH_BASE	/* Window base at flash base */
 #define CFG_LBLAWAR0_PRELIM	0x80000018	/* 32MB window size */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8349EMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC8349EMDS.h
index 87f1672..8135254 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8349EMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8349EMDS.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER			/* use the CFI driver */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000	/* start of FLASH   */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		32		/* max flash size in MB */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 /* #define CFG_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE */
 
 #define CFG_BR0_PRELIM		(CFG_FLASH_BASE |	/* flash Base address */ \
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h b/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h
index fa0c0a7..81ea9f8 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8349ITX.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ boards, we say we have two, but don't display a message if we find only one. */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BANKS_LIST	{CFG_FLASH_BASE, CFG_FLASH_BASE + 0x800000}
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		16		/* FLASH size in MB */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE_SHIFT	4		/* log2 of the above value */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 
 /* Vitesse 7385 */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h
index f60d7a7..baff03e 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8360EMDS.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER	/* use the CFI driver */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000 /* FLASH base address */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		32 /* max FLASH size is 32M */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS 45 /* count down from 45/5: 9..1 */
 
 #define CFG_LBLAWBAR0_PRELIM	CFG_FLASH_BASE /* Window base at flash base */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h b/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h
index 7c87388..256f156 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XEMDS.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER	/* use the CFI driver */
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000 /* FLASH base address */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		32 /* max FLASH size is 32M */
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 
 #define CFG_LBLAWBAR0_PRELIM	CFG_FLASH_BASE /* Window base at flash base */
 #define CFG_LBLAWAR0_PRELIM	0x80000018 /* 32MB window size */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
index 2ac4ad0..da77121 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
 #define CFG_FLASH_BASE		0xFE000000 /* FLASH base address */
 #define CFG_FLASH_SIZE		8 /* max FLASH size is 32M */
 
+#define CFG_FLASH_PROTECTION	1		/* Use h/w Flash protection. */
 #define CFG_FLASH_EMPTY_INFO			/* display empty sectors */
 #define CFG_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE		/* buffer up multiple bytes */