diff --git a/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c b/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c
index 4a4e1d0..3c9b917 100644
--- a/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c
+++ b/board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c
@@ -267,7 +267,12 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 	kw_gpio_set_valid(KM_KIRKWOOD_ENV_WP, 38);
 	kw_gpio_direction_output(KM_KIRKWOOD_ENV_WP, 1);
 #endif
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_KM_RECONFIG_XLX)
+	/* trigger the reconfiguration of the xilinx fpga */
+	kw_gpio_set_valid(KM_XLX_PROGRAM_B_PIN, 1);
+	kw_gpio_direction_output(KM_XLX_PROGRAM_B_PIN, 0);
+	kw_gpio_direction_input(KM_XLX_PROGRAM_B_PIN);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/boards.cfg b/boards.cfg
index 8bd91c5..17effc8 100644
--- a/boards.cfg
+++ b/boards.cfg
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ davinci_schmoogie            arm         arm926ejs   schmoogie           davinci
 davinci_sffsdr               arm         arm926ejs   sffsdr              davinci        davinci
 davinci_sonata               arm         arm926ejs   sonata              davinci        davinci
 km_kirkwood                  arm         arm926ejs   km_arm              keymile        kirkwood	km_kirkwood:KM_DISABLE_PCI
-km_kirkwood_pci              arm         arm926ejs   km_arm              keymile        kirkwood	km_kirkwood
+km_kirkwood_pci              arm         arm926ejs   km_arm              keymile        kirkwood	km_kirkwood:KM_RECONFIG_XLX
 mgcoge3un                    arm         arm926ejs   km_arm              keymile        kirkwood
 portl2                       arm         arm926ejs   km_arm              keymile        kirkwood
 inetspace_v2                 arm         arm926ejs   netspace_v2         LaCie          kirkwood    netspace_v2:INETSPACE_V2
diff --git a/include/configs/km_kirkwood.h b/include/configs/km_kirkwood.h
index e51b270..ed36124 100644
--- a/include/configs/km_kirkwood.h
+++ b/include/configs/km_kirkwood.h
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@
 #define KM_IVM_BUS	"pca9544a:70:9"	/* I2C2 (Mux-Port 1)*/
 #define KM_ENV_BUS	"pca9544a:70:d"	/* I2C2 (Mux-Port 5)*/
 
+/* GPIO Pin from kirkwood connected to PROGRAM_B pin of the xilinx FPGA */
+#define KM_XLX_PROGRAM_B_PIN    39
+
 #endif /* _CONFIG_KM_KIRKWOOD */