diff --git a/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c b/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c
index b8eed21348..54e29a865d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/palmetto-bmc.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "hw/arm/ast2400.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
+#include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
 
 static struct arm_boot_info palmetto_bmc_binfo = {
     .loader_start = AST2400_SDRAM_BASE,
@@ -30,6 +32,32 @@ typedef struct PalmettoBMCState {
     MemoryRegion ram;
 } PalmettoBMCState;
 
+static void palmetto_bmc_init_flashes(AspeedSMCState *s, const char *flashtype,
+                                      Error **errp)
+{
+    int i ;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < s->num_cs; ++i) {
+        AspeedSMCFlash *fl = &s->flashes[i];
+        DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get_next(IF_MTD);
+        qemu_irq cs_line;
+
+        /*
+         * FIXME: check that we are not using a flash module exceeding
+         * the controller segment size
+         */
+        fl->flash = ssi_create_slave_no_init(s->spi, flashtype);
+        if (dinfo) {
+            qdev_prop_set_drive(fl->flash, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo),
+                                errp);
+        }
+        qdev_init_nofail(fl->flash);
+
+        cs_line = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(fl->flash, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
+        sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s), i + 1, cs_line);
+    }
+}
+
 static void palmetto_bmc_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     PalmettoBMCState *bmc;
@@ -49,6 +77,9 @@ static void palmetto_bmc_init(MachineState *machine)
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&bmc->soc), true, "realized",
                              &error_abort);
 
+    palmetto_bmc_init_flashes(&bmc->soc.smc, "n25q256a", &error_abort);
+    palmetto_bmc_init_flashes(&bmc->soc.spi, "mx25l25635e", &error_abort);
+
     palmetto_bmc_binfo.kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     palmetto_bmc_binfo.initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
     palmetto_bmc_binfo.kernel_cmdline = machine->kernel_cmdline;