diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/devices.h b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/devices.h
index 94c8d5cdd60a..51162a7dba07 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/devices.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/devices.h
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ extern struct platform_device pxa_device_rtc;
 
 extern struct platform_device pxa27x_device_i2c_power;
 extern struct platform_device pxa27x_device_ohci;
+
+void __init pxa_register_device(struct platform_device *dev, void *data);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c
index 1c34946ee16e..3d863c919e8b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/generic.c
@@ -235,6 +235,18 @@ void __init pxa_map_io(void)
 }
 
 
+void __init pxa_register_device(struct platform_device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	dev->dev.platform_data = data;
+
+	ret = platform_device_register(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "unable to register device: %d\n", ret);
+}
+
+
 static struct resource pxamci_resources[] = {
 	[0] = {
 		.start	= 0x41100000,
@@ -263,7 +275,7 @@ struct platform_device pxa_device_mci = {
 
 void __init pxa_set_mci_info(struct pxamci_platform_data *info)
 {
-	pxa_device_mci.dev.platform_data = info;
+	pxa_register_device(&pxa_device_mci, info);
 }
 
 
@@ -328,7 +340,7 @@ struct platform_device pxa_device_fb = {
 
 void __init set_pxa_fb_info(struct pxafb_mach_info *info)
 {
-	pxa_device_fb.dev.platform_data = info;
+	pxa_register_device(&pxa_device_fb, info);
 }
 
 void __init set_pxa_fb_parent(struct device *parent_dev)
@@ -433,7 +445,7 @@ struct platform_device pxa_device_i2c = {
 
 void __init pxa_set_i2c_info(struct i2c_pxa_platform_data *info)
 {
-	pxa_device_i2c.dev.platform_data = info;
+	pxa_register_device(&pxa_device_i2c, info);
 }
 
 static struct resource pxai2s_resources[] = {
@@ -468,7 +480,7 @@ struct platform_device pxa_device_ficp = {
 
 void __init pxa_set_ficp_info(struct pxaficp_platform_data *info)
 {
-	pxa_device_ficp.dev.platform_data = info;
+	pxa_register_device(&pxa_device_ficp, info);
 }
 
 struct platform_device pxa_device_rtc = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c
index 9732d5d9466b..d9ee0d9b36df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c
@@ -287,15 +287,11 @@ void __init pxa25x_init_irq(void)
 }
 
 static struct platform_device *pxa25x_devices[] __initdata = {
-	&pxa_device_mci,
 	&pxa_device_udc,
-	&pxa_device_fb,
 	&pxa_device_ffuart,
 	&pxa_device_btuart,
 	&pxa_device_stuart,
-	&pxa_device_i2c,
 	&pxa_device_i2s,
-	&pxa_device_ficp,
 	&pxa_device_rtc,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
index 8e126e6b74c3..e7151dba6682 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ struct platform_device pxa27x_device_ohci = {
 
 void __init pxa_set_ohci_info(struct pxaohci_platform_data *info)
 {
-	pxa27x_device_ohci.dev.platform_data = info;
+	pxa_register_device(&pxa27x_device_ohci, info);
 }
 
 static struct resource i2c_power_resources[] = {
@@ -424,18 +424,13 @@ struct platform_device pxa27x_device_i2c_power = {
 };
 
 static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
-	&pxa_device_mci,
 	&pxa_device_udc,
-	&pxa_device_fb,
 	&pxa_device_ffuart,
 	&pxa_device_btuart,
 	&pxa_device_stuart,
-	&pxa_device_i2c,
 	&pxa_device_i2s,
-	&pxa_device_ficp,
 	&pxa_device_rtc,
 	&pxa27x_device_i2c_power,
-	&pxa27x_device_ohci,
 };
 
 static int __init pxa27x_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c
index 61d9c9d69e6b..37fbc4face09 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c
@@ -209,15 +209,11 @@ void __init pxa3xx_init_irq(void)
  */
 
 static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
-	&pxa_device_mci,
 	&pxa_device_udc,
-	&pxa_device_fb,
 	&pxa_device_ffuart,
 	&pxa_device_btuart,
 	&pxa_device_stuart,
-	&pxa_device_i2c,
 	&pxa_device_i2s,
-	&pxa_device_ficp,
 	&pxa_device_rtc,
 };