diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
index c1c4389..6ca0075 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-am3517evm.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/i2c/pca953x.h>
+#include <linux/can/platform/ti_hecc.h>
 
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <mach/am35xx.h>
@@ -292,6 +293,42 @@
 #define board_mux	NULL
 #endif
 
+
+static struct resource am3517_hecc_resources[] = {
+	{
+		.start	= AM35XX_IPSS_HECC_BASE,
+		.end	= AM35XX_IPSS_HECC_BASE + 0x3FFF,
+		.flags	= IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	},
+	{
+		.start	= INT_35XX_HECC0_IRQ,
+		.end	= INT_35XX_HECC0_IRQ,
+		.flags	= IORESOURCE_IRQ,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct platform_device am3517_hecc_device = {
+	.name		= "ti_hecc",
+	.id		= -1,
+	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(am3517_hecc_resources),
+	.resource	= am3517_hecc_resources,
+};
+
+static struct ti_hecc_platform_data am3517_evm_hecc_pdata = {
+	.scc_hecc_offset	= AM35XX_HECC_SCC_HECC_OFFSET,
+	.scc_ram_offset		= AM35XX_HECC_SCC_RAM_OFFSET,
+	.hecc_ram_offset	= AM35XX_HECC_RAM_OFFSET,
+	.mbx_offset		= AM35XX_HECC_MBOX_OFFSET,
+	.int_line		= AM35XX_HECC_INT_LINE,
+	.version		= AM35XX_HECC_VERSION,
+};
+
+static void am3517_evm_hecc_init(struct ti_hecc_platform_data *pdata)
+{
+	am3517_hecc_device.dev.platform_data = pdata;
+	platform_device_register(&am3517_hecc_device);
+}
+
 static void __init am3517_evm_init(void)
 {
 	omap3_mux_init(board_mux, OMAP_PACKAGE_CBB);
@@ -305,6 +342,7 @@
 	/* Configure GPIO for EHCI port */
 	omap_mux_init_gpio(57, OMAP_PIN_OUTPUT);
 	usb_ehci_init(&ehci_pdata);
+	am3517_evm_hecc_init(&am3517_evm_hecc_pdata);
 	/* DSS */
 	am3517_evm_display_init();