diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 9596b0ab108d..bf1e410ee448 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 config ARC
 	def_bool y
 	select BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT
+	select COMMON_CLK
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	# ARC Busybox based initramfs absolutely relies on DEVTMPFS for /dev
 	select DEVTMPFS if !INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
index da61f2205dc5..686e3fae4420 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/arcregs.h>
@@ -379,7 +381,13 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 static int __init customize_machine(void)
 {
-	/* Add platform devices */
+	of_clk_init(NULL);
+	/*
+	 * Traverses flattened DeviceTree - registering platform devices
+	 * (if any) complete with their resources
+	 */
+	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
+
 	if (machine_desc->init_machine)
 		machine_desc->init_machine();
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c b/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
index 57bd24f6a4bd..b23d5fc59a48 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/clk.h>
 #include <asm/mach_desc.h>
@@ -31,15 +30,6 @@ static void __init plat_fpga_early_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void __init plat_fpga_populate_dev(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Traverses flattened DeviceTree - registering platform devices
-	 * (if any) complete with their resources
-	 */
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 /*----------------------- Machine Descriptions ------------------------------
  *
  * Machine description is simply a set of platform/board specific callbacks
@@ -57,7 +47,6 @@ static const char *legacy_fpga_compat[] __initconst = {
 MACHINE_START(LEGACY_FPGA, "legacy_fpga")
 	.dt_compat	= legacy_fpga_compat,
 	.init_early	= plat_fpga_early_init,
-	.init_machine	= plat_fpga_populate_dev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISS_SMP_EXTN
 	.init_smp	= iss_model_init_smp,
 #endif
@@ -71,5 +60,4 @@ static const char *simulation_compat[] __initconst = {
 
 MACHINE_START(SIMULATION, "simulation")
 	.dt_compat	= simulation_compat,
-	.init_machine	= plat_fpga_populate_dev,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/Kconfig b/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/Kconfig
index 6994c188dc88..d14b3d3c5dfd 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 menuconfig ARC_PLAT_TB10X
 	bool "Abilis TB10x"
-	select COMMON_CLK
 	select PINCTRL
 	select PINCTRL_TB10X
 	select PINMUX
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/tb10x.c b/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/tb10x.c
index 06cb30929460..da0ac0960a4b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/tb10x.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-tb10x/tb10x.c
@@ -19,21 +19,9 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
  */
 
-
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
-#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
-
 #include <asm/mach_desc.h>
 
-
-static void __init tb10x_platform_init(void)
-{
-	of_clk_init(NULL);
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 static const char *tb10x_compat[] __initdata = {
 	"abilis,arc-tb10x",
 	NULL,
@@ -41,5 +29,4 @@ static const char *tb10x_compat[] __initdata = {
 
 MACHINE_START(TB10x, "tb10x")
 	.dt_compat	= tb10x_compat,
-	.init_machine	= tb10x_platform_init,
 MACHINE_END