diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/id.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/id.c
index 458990e20c60..a98201cc265c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/id.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/id.c
@@ -48,6 +48,28 @@ int omap_chip_is(struct omap_chip_id oci)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_chip_is);
 
+int omap_type(void)
+{
+	u32 val = 0;
+
+	if (cpu_is_omap24xx())
+		val = omap_ctrl_readl(OMAP24XX_CONTROL_STATUS);
+	else if (cpu_is_omap34xx())
+		val = omap_ctrl_readl(OMAP343X_CONTROL_STATUS);
+	else {
+		pr_err("Cannot detect omap type!\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	val &= OMAP2_DEVICETYPE_MASK;
+	val >>= 8;
+
+out:
+	return val;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_type);
+
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #define OMAP_TAP_IDCODE		0x0204
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h
index fc60c4ebcc28..285eaa3a8275 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_OMAP_CPU_H
 #define __ASM_ARCH_OMAP_CPU_H
 
+/*
+ * Omap device type i.e. EMU/HS/TST/GP/BAD
+ */
+#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_TEST		0
+#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_EMU		1
+#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_SEC		2
+#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_GP		3
+#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_BAD		4
+
+int omap_type(void);
+
 struct omap_chip_id {
 	u8 oc;
 	u8 type;
@@ -424,17 +435,6 @@ IS_OMAP_TYPE(3430, 0x3430)
 
 
 int omap_chip_is(struct omap_chip_id oci);
-int omap_type(void);
-
-/*
- * Macro to detect device type i.e. EMU/HS/TST/GP/BAD
- */
-#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_TEST		0
-#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_EMU		1
-#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_SEC		2
-#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_GP		3
-#define OMAP2_DEVICE_TYPE_BAD		4
-
 void omap2_check_revision(void);
 
 #endif    /* defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3) */