diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-spear/include/plat/keyboard.h b/arch/arm/plat-spear/include/plat/keyboard.h
index 130c045a5b89..c16cc31ecbed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-spear/include/plat/keyboard.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-spear/include/plat/keyboard.h
@@ -140,10 +140,15 @@ int _name[] = { \
 	KEY(5, 5, KEY_ZENKAKUHANKAKU), \
 }
 
+#define KEYPAD_9x9     0
+#define KEYPAD_6x6     1
+#define KEYPAD_2x2     2
+
 /**
  * struct kbd_platform_data - spear keyboard platform data
  * keymap: pointer to keymap data (table and size)
  * rep: enables key autorepeat
+ * mode: choose keyboard support(9x9, 6x6, 2x2)
  *
  * This structure is supposed to be used by platform code to supply
  * keymaps to drivers that implement keyboards.
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ int _name[] = { \
 struct kbd_platform_data {
 	const struct matrix_keymap_data *keymap;
 	bool rep;
+	unsigned int mode;
 };
 
 /* This function is used to set platform data field of pdev->dev */
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/spear-keyboard.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/spear-keyboard.c
index c88bd63dc9cc..933fb019b967 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/spear-keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/spear-keyboard.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #define ROW_MASK	0xF0
 #define COLUMN_MASK	0x0F
 #define ROW_SHIFT	4
+#define KEY_MATRIX_SHIFT	6
 
 struct spear_kbd {
 	struct input_dev *input;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ struct spear_kbd {
 	void __iomem *io_base;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	unsigned int irq;
+	unsigned int mode;
 	unsigned short last_key;
 	unsigned short keycodes[256];
 };
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ static int spear_kbd_open(struct input_dev *dev)
 		return error;
 
 	/* program keyboard */
-	val = SCAN_RATE_80 | MODE_KEYBOARD | PCLK_FREQ_MSK;
+	val = SCAN_RATE_80 | MODE_KEYBOARD | PCLK_FREQ_MSK |
+		(kbd->mode << KEY_MATRIX_SHIFT);
 	writew(val, kbd->io_base + MODE_REG);
 	writeb(1, kbd->io_base + STATUS_REG);
 
@@ -176,6 +179,8 @@ static int __devinit spear_kbd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	kbd->input = input_dev;
 	kbd->irq = irq;
+	kbd->mode = pdata->mode;
+
 	kbd->res = request_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res),
 				      pdev->name);
 	if (!kbd->res) {