diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index c15182765ff5..c37485a3c5c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ static int __init opal_init(void)
 	/* Create i2c platform devices */
 	opal_pdev_init("ibm,opal-i2c");
 
+	/* Handle non-volatile memory devices */
+	opal_pdev_init("pmem-region");
+
 	/* Setup a heatbeat thread if requested by OPAL */
 	opal_init_heartbeat();