diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
index 8ec4a4ca1489..0aa86d22236b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX27) += clock-imx27.o mm-imx27.o ehci-imx27.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX31) += mm-imx3.o cpu-imx31.o clock-imx31.o iomux-imx31.o ehci-imx31.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_IMX35) += mm-imx3.o cpu-imx35.o clock-imx35.o ehci-imx35.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0) += cache-l2x0.o
 
 # Support for CMOS sensor interface
 obj-$(CONFIG_MX1_VIDEO) += mx1-camera-fiq.o mx1-camera-fiq-ksym.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache-l2x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache-l2x0.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 69d1322add3c..000000000000
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache-l2x0.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Pengutronix
- * Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
- * Juergen Beisert <j.beisert@pengutronix.de>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
- * the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the
- * Free Software Foundation.
- */
-
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-
-#include <asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h>
-
-#include <mach/hardware.h>
-
-static int mxc_init_l2x0(void)
-{
-	void __iomem *l2x0_base;
-	void __iomem *clkctl_base;
-
-	if (!cpu_is_mx31() && !cpu_is_mx35())
-		return 0;
-
-/*
- * First of all, we must repair broken chip settings. There are some
- * i.MX35 CPUs in the wild, comming with bogus L2 cache settings. These
- * misconfigured CPUs will run amok immediately when the L2 cache gets enabled.
- * Workaraound is to setup the correct register setting prior enabling the
- * L2 cache. This should not hurt already working CPUs, as they are using the
- * same value.
- */
-#define L2_MEM_VAL 0x10
-
-	clkctl_base = ioremap(MX35_CLKCTL_BASE_ADDR, 4096);
-	if (clkctl_base != NULL) {
-		writel(0x00000515, clkctl_base + L2_MEM_VAL);
-		iounmap(clkctl_base);
-	} else {
-		pr_err("L2 cache: Cannot fix timing. Trying to continue without\n");
-	}
-
-	l2x0_base = ioremap(MX3x_L2CC_BASE_ADDR, 4096);
-	if (IS_ERR(l2x0_base)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "remapping L2 cache area failed with %ld\n",
-				PTR_ERR(l2x0_base));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	l2x0_init(l2x0_base, 0x00030024, 0x00000000);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(mxc_init_l2x0);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx3.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx3.c
index e06eed12a7b0..ffa33b4dedde 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx3.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx3.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h>
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
 
 #include <mach/common.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,39 @@
 #include <mach/iomux-v3.h>
 #include <mach/irqs.h>
 
+void imx3_init_l2x0(void)
+{
+	void __iomem *l2x0_base;
+	void __iomem *clkctl_base;
+
+/*
+ * First of all, we must repair broken chip settings. There are some
+ * i.MX35 CPUs in the wild, comming with bogus L2 cache settings. These
+ * misconfigured CPUs will run amok immediately when the L2 cache gets enabled.
+ * Workaraound is to setup the correct register setting prior enabling the
+ * L2 cache. This should not hurt already working CPUs, as they are using the
+ * same value.
+ */
+#define L2_MEM_VAL 0x10
+
+	clkctl_base = ioremap(MX35_CLKCTL_BASE_ADDR, 4096);
+	if (clkctl_base != NULL) {
+		writel(0x00000515, clkctl_base + L2_MEM_VAL);
+		iounmap(clkctl_base);
+	} else {
+		pr_err("L2 cache: Cannot fix timing. Trying to continue without\n");
+	}
+
+	l2x0_base = ioremap(MX3x_L2CC_BASE_ADDR, 4096);
+	if (IS_ERR(l2x0_base)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "remapping L2 cache area failed with %ld\n",
+				PTR_ERR(l2x0_base));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	l2x0_init(l2x0_base, 0x00030024, 0x00000000);
+}
+
 static struct map_desc mx31_io_desc[] __initdata = {
 	imx_map_entry(MX31, X_MEMC, MT_DEVICE),
 	imx_map_entry(MX31, AVIC, MT_DEVICE_NONSHARED),
@@ -102,6 +136,8 @@ void __init imx31_soc_init(void)
 {
 	int to_version = mx31_revision() >> 4;
 
+	imx3_init_l2x0();
+
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 0, MX31_GPIO1_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX31_INT_GPIO1, 0);
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 1, MX31_GPIO2_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX31_INT_GPIO2, 0);
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 2, MX31_GPIO3_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX31_INT_GPIO3, 0);
@@ -154,6 +190,8 @@ void __init imx35_soc_init(void)
 {
 	int to_version = mx35_revision() >> 4;
 
+	imx3_init_l2x0();
+
 	/* i.mx35 has the i.mx31 type gpio */
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 0, MX35_GPIO1_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX35_INT_GPIO1, 0);
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 1, MX35_GPIO2_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX35_INT_GPIO2, 0);