diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/common/kinetis/board_mcu_version.c b/src/drivers/boards/common/kinetis/board_mcu_version.c
index 40169547e9..326c26c6ea 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/common/kinetis/board_mcu_version.c
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/common/kinetis/board_mcu_version.c
@@ -40,20 +40,22 @@
 #include <px4_config.h>
 #include <px4_defines.h>
 
-/* Define any issues with the Silicon as lines separated by \n
- * omitting the last \n
- */
-#define ERRATA "This code is not finished yet!"
+#include "up_arch.h"
+#include "chip/kinetis_sim.h"
 
+#define CHIP_TAG     "Kinetis K??"
+#define CHIP_TAG_LEN sizeof(CHIP_TAG)-1
 
 int board_mcu_version(char *rev, const char **revstr, const char **errata)
 {
-	*rev = '?';
-	*revstr = "Kinetis K??";
+	uint32_t sim_sdid = getreg32(KINETIS_SIM_SDID);
+	static char chip[sizeof(CHIP_TAG)] = CHIP_TAG;
 
-	if (errata) {
-		*errata = ERRATA;
-	}
+	chip[CHIP_TAG_LEN - 2] = '0' + ((sim_sdid & SIM_SDID_FAMILYID_MASK) >> SIM_SDID_FAMILYID_SHIFT);
+	chip[CHIP_TAG_LEN - 1] = '0' + ((sim_sdid & SIM_SDID_SUBFAMID_MASK) >> SIM_SDID_SUBFAMID_SHIFT);
+	*revstr = chip;
+	*rev = '0' + ((sim_sdid & SIM_SDID_REVID_MASK) >> SIM_SDID_REVID_SHIFT);
+	*errata = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }