diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/platform-dma.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/platform-dma.c
index aff481360212..46824501de00 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/platform-dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/platform-dma.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <mach/mx28.h>
 #include <mach/devices-common.h>
 
-static struct platform_device *__init mxs_add_dma(const char *devid,
+struct platform_device *__init mxs_add_dma(const char *devid,
 						resource_size_t base)
 {
 	struct resource res[] = {
@@ -29,24 +29,3 @@ static struct platform_device *__init mxs_add_dma(const char *devid,
 				res, ARRAY_SIZE(res), NULL, 0,
 				DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 }
-
-static int __init mxs_add_mxs_dma(void)
-{
-	char *mx23_apbh = "imx23-dma-apbh";
-	char *mx23_apbx = "imx23-dma-apbx";
-	char *mx28_apbh = "imx28-dma-apbh";
-	char *mx28_apbx = "imx28-dma-apbx";
-
-	if (cpu_is_mx23()) {
-		mxs_add_dma(mx23_apbh, MX23_APBH_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
-		mxs_add_dma(mx23_apbx, MX23_APBX_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
-	}
-
-	if (cpu_is_mx28()) {
-		mxs_add_dma(mx28_apbh, MX28_APBH_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
-		mxs_add_dma(mx28_apbx, MX28_APBX_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(mxs_add_mxs_dma);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h
index 84af61cf6a62..5f9a3583266c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/common.h
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ extern void mx28_init_irq(void);
 
 extern void icoll_init_irq(void);
 
+extern struct platform_device *mxs_add_dma(const char *devid,
+						resource_size_t base);
+
 #endif /* __MACH_MXS_COMMON_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mm.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mm.c
index 67a384edcf5b..6af4371ec829 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mm.c
@@ -66,9 +66,15 @@ void __init mx28_init_irq(void)
 void __init mx23_soc_init(void)
 {
 	pinctrl_provide_dummies();
+
+	mxs_add_dma("imx23-dma-apbh", MX23_APBH_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
+	mxs_add_dma("imx23-dma-apbx", MX23_APBX_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
 }
 
 void __init mx28_soc_init(void)
 {
 	pinctrl_provide_dummies();
+
+	mxs_add_dma("imx28-dma-apbh", MX23_APBH_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
+	mxs_add_dma("imx28-dma-apbx", MX23_APBX_DMA_BASE_ADDR);
 }