diff --git a/drivers/soc/Makefile b/drivers/soc/Makefile
index deecb16e7256..342768df3530 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/soc/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ obj-y				+= bcm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_DOVE)		+= dove/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_DOVE)		+= dove/
 obj-y				+= fsl/
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_GEMINI)	+= gemini/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC)		+= imx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_XWAY)		+= lantiq/
 obj-y				+= mediatek/
diff --git a/drivers/soc/gemini/Makefile b/drivers/soc/gemini/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cbd1e45db78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/soc/gemini/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+obj-y	+= soc-gemini.o
diff --git a/drivers/soc/gemini/soc-gemini.c b/drivers/soc/gemini/soc-gemini.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..642b96c91ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/soc/gemini/soc-gemini.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Linaro Ltd.
+ *
+ * Author: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/mfd/syscon.h>
+#include <linux/regmap.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+
+#define GLOBAL_WORD_ID				0x00
+#define GEMINI_GLOBAL_ARB1_CTRL			0x2c
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_BURST_MASK			GENMASK(21, 16)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_BURST_SHIFT			16
+/* These all define the priority on the BUS2 backplane */
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_PRIO_MASK			GENMASK(9, 0)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_DMAC_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(0)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_IDE_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(1)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_RAID_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(2)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_SECURITY_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(3)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_GMAC0_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(4)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_GMAC1_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(5)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_USB0_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(6)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_USB1_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(7)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_PCI_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(8)
+#define GEMINI_ARB1_TVE_HIGH_PRIO		BIT(9)
+
+#define GEMINI_DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE		0x20
+#define GEMINI_DEFAULT_PRIO			(GEMINI_ARB1_GMAC0_HIGH_PRIO | \
+						 GEMINI_ARB1_GMAC1_HIGH_PRIO)
+
+static int __init gemini_soc_init(void)
+{
+	struct regmap *map;
+	u32 rev;
+	u32 val;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Multiplatform guard, only proceed on Gemini */
+	if (!of_machine_is_compatible("cortina,gemini"))
+		return 0;
+
+	map = syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible("cortina,gemini-syscon");
+	if (IS_ERR(map))
+		return PTR_ERR(map);
+	ret = regmap_read(map, GLOBAL_WORD_ID, &rev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	val = (GEMINI_DEFAULT_BURST_SIZE << GEMINI_ARB1_BURST_SHIFT) |
+		GEMINI_DEFAULT_PRIO;
+
+	/* Set up system arbitration */
+	regmap_update_bits(map,
+			   GEMINI_GLOBAL_ARB1_CTRL,
+			   GEMINI_ARB1_BURST_MASK | GEMINI_ARB1_PRIO_MASK,
+			   val);
+
+	pr_info("Gemini SoC %04x revision %02x, set arbitration %08x\n",
+		rev >> 8, rev & 0xff, val);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(gemini_soc_init);