diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo-air.dts b/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo-air.dts
index cd3df12b65..24c462074b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo-air.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/sun8i-h3-nanopi-neo-air.dts
@@ -113,6 +113,23 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&mmc2 {
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+	pinctrl-0 = <&mmc2_8bit_pins>;
+	vmmc-supply = <&reg_vcc3v3>;
+	bus-width = <8>;
+	non-removable;
+	cap-mmc-hw-reset;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&mmc2_8bit_pins {
+	/* Increase drive strength for DDR modes */
+	drive-strength = <40>;
+	/* eMMC is missing pull-ups */
+	bias-pull-up;
+};
+
 &uart0 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&uart0_pa_pins>;
diff --git a/configs/nanopi_neo_air_defconfig b/configs/nanopi_neo_air_defconfig
index b83b6a3499..4b13290130 100644
--- a/configs/nanopi_neo_air_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nanopi_neo_air_defconfig
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x8000
 CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE=1024
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_SLOT_EXTRA=2