diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
index 324f02bf8a51..110256a56636 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
@@ -445,3 +445,29 @@ static int __init omap2_init_devices(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 omap_arch_initcall(omap2_init_devices);
+
+static int __init omap_gpmc_init(void)
+{
+	struct omap_hwmod *oh;
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	char *oh_name = "gpmc";
+
+	/*
+	 * if the board boots up with a populated DT, do not
+	 * manually add the device from this initcall
+	 */
+	if (of_have_populated_dt())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	oh = omap_hwmod_lookup(oh_name);
+	if (!oh) {
+		pr_err("Could not look up %s\n", oh_name);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	pdev = omap_device_build("omap-gpmc", -1, oh, NULL, 0);
+	WARN(IS_ERR(pdev), "could not build omap_device for %s\n", oh_name);
+
+	return PTR_RET(pdev);
+}
+omap_postcore_initcall(omap_gpmc_init);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
index 0753a046fed2..abfc0ddd076e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/mtd-nand-omap2.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/mtd-onenand-omap2.h>
 
-#include "soc.h"
-#include "omap_device.h"
-
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
 #define	DEVICE_NAME		"omap-gpmc"
@@ -2009,35 +2006,9 @@ static __exit void gpmc_exit(void)
 
 }
 
-omap_postcore_initcall(gpmc_init);
+postcore_initcall(gpmc_init);
 module_exit(gpmc_exit);
 
-static int __init omap_gpmc_init(void)
-{
-	struct omap_hwmod *oh;
-	struct platform_device *pdev;
-	char *oh_name = "gpmc";
-
-	/*
-	 * if the board boots up with a populated DT, do not
-	 * manually add the device from this initcall
-	 */
-	if (of_have_populated_dt())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	oh = omap_hwmod_lookup(oh_name);
-	if (!oh) {
-		pr_err("Could not look up %s\n", oh_name);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	pdev = omap_device_build(DEVICE_NAME, -1, oh, NULL, 0);
-	WARN(IS_ERR(pdev), "could not build omap_device for %s\n", oh_name);
-
-	return PTR_RET(pdev);
-}
-omap_postcore_initcall(omap_gpmc_init);
-
 static irqreturn_t gpmc_handle_irq(int irq, void *dev)
 {
 	int i;