diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-9615.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-9615.c
index 80c4272..5b32253 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-9615.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/board-9615.c
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@
 #include <linux/sierra_bsuproto.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h>
+
+/*
+ * CAN bus GPIO interrupt line uses kernel GPIO73 which maps to user space
+ * GPIO25
+ */
+#define MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN 73
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_WL_TI
 #define MSM_WIFI_IRQ_GPIO	80
 #endif
@@ -1315,6 +1324,38 @@ static int __init msm9615_init_ar6000pm(void)
 	return platform_device_register(&msm_wlan_ar6000_pm_device);
 }
 
+static struct mcp251x_platform_data msm_mcp2515_pdata = {
+	.oscillator_frequency   = 16*1000*1000,
+};
+
+static struct spi_board_info msm_spi_mcp2515_board_info[] = {
+	[0] = {
+		.modalias       = "mcp2515",
+		.platform_data  = &msm_mcp2515_pdata,
+		.max_speed_hz   = 2*1000*1000,
+		.mode           = SPI_MODE_0,
+		.bus_num        = 0,
+		.chip_select    = 0,
+	},
+};
+
+static void __init msm9615_mcp2515_init(void)
+{
+	if ((gpio_request(MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN, "can_irq") == 0) &&
+	    (gpio_direction_input(MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN) == 0)) {
+		gpio_export(MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN, 0);
+		irq_set_irq_type(gpio_to_irq(MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN), IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING);
+	} else {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not obtain gpio for MCP251X CAN bus interrupt\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	msm_spi_mcp2515_board_info[0].irq = gpio_to_irq(MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN);
+	pr_notice(
+		"msm9615_mcp2515_init init done(gpio:%d  irq:%d).\n",
+		MCP2515_CAN_IRQGPIO_PIN,
+		msm_spi_mcp2515_board_info[0].irq);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_WL_TI
 static struct platform_device msm_wl18xx_device = {
 	.name           = "wl18xx_driver",
@@ -1617,6 +1658,7 @@ static void __init msm9615_common_init(void)
 	struct android_usb_platform_data *android_hsic_pdata =
 				msm_android_usb_hsic_device.dev.platform_data;
 
+	pr_notice("Kernel with CANBUS support initializing\n");
 	msm9615_device_init();
 	msm9615_init_gpiomux();
 	msm9615_i2c_init();
@@ -1635,6 +1677,11 @@ static void __init msm9615_common_init(void)
 				&msm9615_qup_spi_gsbi3_pdata;
 #endif /* CONFIG_SIERRA_GSBI3_SPI */
 
+	msm9615_mcp2515_init();
+	spi_register_board_info(
+		msm_spi_mcp2515_board_info,
+		ARRAY_SIZE(msm_spi_mcp2515_board_info));
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIERRA
 	/* update CF3 specific ADC channel table */
 	if (bssupport(BSFEATURE_CF3))