diff --git a/arch/m68k/mac/config.c b/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
index 91245ade2290..816452b3e50f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
@@ -921,6 +921,16 @@ static struct platform_device esp_1_pdev = {
 	.id		= 1,
 };
 
+static struct platform_device sonic_pdev = {
+	.name		= "macsonic",
+	.id		= -1,
+};
+
+static struct platform_device mace_pdev = {
+	.name		= "macmace",
+	.id		= -1,
+};
+
 int __init mac_platform_init(void)
 {
 	u8 *swim_base;
@@ -971,6 +981,19 @@ int __init mac_platform_init(void)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Ethernet device
+	 */
+
+	switch (macintosh_config->ether_type) {
+	case MAC_ETHER_SONIC:
+		platform_device_register(&sonic_pdev);
+		break;
+	case MAC_ETHER_MACE:
+		platform_device_register(&mace_pdev);
+		break;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/macmace.c b/drivers/net/macmace.c
index 44f3c2896f20..79408c377875 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macmace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macmace.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "mace.h"
 
 static char mac_mace_string[] = "macmace";
-static struct platform_device *mac_mace_device;
 
 #define N_TX_BUFF_ORDER	0
 #define N_TX_RING	(1 << N_TX_BUFF_ORDER)
@@ -752,6 +751,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mace_dma_intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Macintosh MACE ethernet driver");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:macmace");
 
 static int __devexit mac_mace_device_remove (struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -777,47 +777,22 @@ static struct platform_driver mac_mace_driver = {
 	.probe  = mace_probe,
 	.remove = __devexit_p(mac_mace_device_remove),
 	.driver	= {
-		.name = mac_mace_string,
+		.name	= mac_mace_string,
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
 static int __init mac_mace_init_module(void)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	if (!MACH_IS_MAC)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if ((err = platform_driver_register(&mac_mace_driver))) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Driver registration failed\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	mac_mace_device = platform_device_alloc(mac_mace_string, 0);
-	if (!mac_mace_device)
-		goto out_unregister;
-
-	if (platform_device_add(mac_mace_device)) {
-		platform_device_put(mac_mace_device);
-		mac_mace_device = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-out_unregister:
-	platform_driver_unregister(&mac_mace_driver);
-
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return platform_driver_register(&mac_mace_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit mac_mace_cleanup_module(void)
 {
 	platform_driver_unregister(&mac_mace_driver);
-
-	if (mac_mace_device) {
-		platform_device_unregister(mac_mace_device);
-		mac_mace_device = NULL;
-	}
 }
 
 module_init(mac_mace_init_module);
diff --git a/drivers/net/macsonic.c b/drivers/net/macsonic.c
index 875d361fb79d..24109c288108 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsonic.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 #include <asm/mac_via.h>
 
 static char mac_sonic_string[] = "macsonic";
-static struct platform_device *mac_sonic_device;
 
 #include "sonic.h"
 
@@ -607,6 +606,7 @@ static int __devinit mac_sonic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Macintosh SONIC ethernet driver");
 module_param(sonic_debug, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(sonic_debug, "macsonic debug level (1-4)");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:macsonic");
 
 #include "sonic.c"
 
@@ -627,44 +627,19 @@ static struct platform_driver mac_sonic_driver = {
 	.probe  = mac_sonic_probe,
 	.remove = __devexit_p(mac_sonic_device_remove),
 	.driver	= {
-		.name = mac_sonic_string,
+		.name	= mac_sonic_string,
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 };
 
 static int __init mac_sonic_init_module(void)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	if ((err = platform_driver_register(&mac_sonic_driver))) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Driver registration failed\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	mac_sonic_device = platform_device_alloc(mac_sonic_string, 0);
-	if (!mac_sonic_device)
-		goto out_unregister;
-
-	if (platform_device_add(mac_sonic_device)) {
-		platform_device_put(mac_sonic_device);
-		mac_sonic_device = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-out_unregister:
-	platform_driver_unregister(&mac_sonic_driver);
-
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return platform_driver_register(&mac_sonic_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit mac_sonic_cleanup_module(void)
 {
 	platform_driver_unregister(&mac_sonic_driver);
-
-	if (mac_sonic_device) {
-		platform_device_unregister(mac_sonic_device);
-		mac_sonic_device = NULL;
-	}
 }
 
 module_init(mac_sonic_init_module);