diff --git a/drivers/bcma/bcma_private.h b/drivers/bcma/bcma_private.h
index 314ae4032f3e..59422b5fa46c 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/bcma_private.h
+++ b/drivers/bcma/bcma_private.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct bcma_bus;
 bool bcma_wait_value(struct bcma_device *core, u16 reg, u32 mask, u32 value,
 		     int timeout);
 void bcma_prepare_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core);
+void bcma_init_bus(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 int bcma_bus_register(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 void bcma_bus_unregister(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 int __init bcma_bus_early_register(struct bcma_bus *bus,
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ int bcma_bus_resume(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 #endif
 
 /* scan.c */
+void bcma_detect_chip(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 int bcma_bus_scan(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 int __init bcma_bus_scan_early(struct bcma_bus *bus,
 			       struct bcma_device_id *match,
 			       struct bcma_device *core);
-void bcma_init_bus(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 
 /* sprom.c */
 int bcma_sprom_get(struct bcma_bus *bus);
diff --git a/drivers/bcma/main.c b/drivers/bcma/main.c
index 534e1337766d..c166d444fef6 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/main.c
@@ -268,6 +268,18 @@ void bcma_prepare_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core)
 	}
 }
 
+void bcma_init_bus(struct bcma_bus *bus)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&bcma_buses_mutex);
+	bus->num = bcma_bus_next_num++;
+	mutex_unlock(&bcma_buses_mutex);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bus->cores);
+	bus->nr_cores = 0;
+
+	bcma_detect_chip(bus);
+}
+
 static void bcma_register_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -369,10 +381,6 @@ int bcma_bus_register(struct bcma_bus *bus)
 	int err;
 	struct bcma_device *core;
 
-	mutex_lock(&bcma_buses_mutex);
-	bus->num = bcma_bus_next_num++;
-	mutex_unlock(&bcma_buses_mutex);
-
 	/* Scan for devices (cores) */
 	err = bcma_bus_scan(bus);
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/drivers/bcma/scan.c b/drivers/bcma/scan.c
index 917520776879..5328ee5b4df0 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/scan.c
@@ -435,15 +435,12 @@ static int bcma_get_next_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, u32 __iomem **eromptr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void bcma_init_bus(struct bcma_bus *bus)
+void bcma_detect_chip(struct bcma_bus *bus)
 {
 	s32 tmp;
 	struct bcma_chipinfo *chipinfo = &(bus->chipinfo);
 	char chip_id[8];
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bus->cores);
-	bus->nr_cores = 0;
-
 	bcma_scan_switch_core(bus, BCMA_ADDR_BASE);
 
 	tmp = bcma_scan_read32(bus, 0, BCMA_CC_ID);