diff --git a/drivers/nubus/bus.c b/drivers/nubus/bus.c
index d306c348c857..a59b6c4bb5b8 100644
--- a/drivers/nubus/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nubus/bus.c
@@ -63,20 +63,15 @@ static struct device nubus_parent = {
 	.init_name	= "nubus",
 };
 
-int __init nubus_bus_register(void)
+static int __init nubus_bus_register(void)
 {
-	int err;
+	return bus_register(&nubus_bus_type);
+}
+postcore_initcall(nubus_bus_register);
 
-	err = device_register(&nubus_parent);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	err = bus_register(&nubus_bus_type);
-	if (!err)
-		return 0;
-
-	device_unregister(&nubus_parent);
-	return err;
+int __init nubus_parent_device_register(void)
+{
+	return device_register(&nubus_parent);
 }
 
 static void nubus_device_release(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/nubus/nubus.c b/drivers/nubus/nubus.c
index 4621ff98138c..bb0d63a44f41 100644
--- a/drivers/nubus/nubus.c
+++ b/drivers/nubus/nubus.c
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ static int __init nubus_init(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	nubus_proc_init();
-	err = nubus_bus_register();
+	err = nubus_parent_device_register();
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	nubus_scan_bus();
diff --git a/include/linux/nubus.h b/include/linux/nubus.h
index 6e8200215321..eba50b057f6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/nubus.h
+++ b/include/linux/nubus.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void nubus_seq_write_rsrc_mem(struct seq_file *m,
 unsigned char *nubus_dirptr(const struct nubus_dirent *nd);
 
 /* Declarations relating to driver model objects */
-int nubus_bus_register(void);
+int nubus_parent_device_register(void);
 int nubus_device_register(struct nubus_board *board);
 int nubus_driver_register(struct nubus_driver *ndrv);
 void nubus_driver_unregister(struct nubus_driver *ndrv);