diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
index eaff71e74fb0..0f21bab33f6c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ define_machine(lite52xx) {
 	.name 		= "lite52xx",
 	.probe 		= lite52xx_probe,
 	.setup_arch 	= lite52xx_setup_arch,
+	.init		= mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices,
 	.init_IRQ 	= mpc52xx_init_irq,
 	.get_irq 	= mpc52xx_get_irq,
 	.show_cpuinfo	= lite52xx_show_cpuinfo,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c
index 8331ff457770..cc40889074bd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c
@@ -116,11 +116,12 @@ unmap_regs:
 	if (xlb) iounmap(xlb);
 }
 
-static int __init
+void __init
 mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices(void)
 {
 	/* Find every child of the SOC node and add it to of_platform */
-	return of_platform_bus_probe(NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (of_platform_bus_probe(NULL, NULL, NULL))
+		printk(KERN_ERR __FILE__ ": "
+			"Error while probing of_platform bus\n");
 }
 
-device_initcall(mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices);
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/mpc52xx.h b/include/asm-powerpc/mpc52xx.h
index 4a28a850998c..4560d72fc758 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/mpc52xx.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/mpc52xx.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct mpc52xx_cdm {
 extern void __iomem * mpc52xx_find_and_map(const char *);
 extern unsigned int mpc52xx_find_ipb_freq(struct device_node *node);
 extern void mpc52xx_setup_cpu(void);
+extern void mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices(void);
 
 extern void mpc52xx_init_irq(void);
 extern unsigned int mpc52xx_get_irq(void);