diff --git a/drivers/memory/tegra/mc.c b/drivers/memory/tegra/mc.c
index a3b7ba33b7f9..ea2142ba720a 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/tegra/mc.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/tegra/mc.c
@@ -784,6 +784,14 @@ static int tegra_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(mc->clk);
 	}
 
+	mc->debugfs.root = debugfs_create_dir("mc", NULL);
+
+	if (mc->soc->ops && mc->soc->ops->probe) {
+		err = mc->soc->ops->probe(mc);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA_2x_SOC
 	if (mc->soc == &tegra20_mc_soc) {
 		isr = tegra20_mc_irq;
@@ -827,15 +835,6 @@ static int tegra_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	mc->debugfs.root = debugfs_create_dir("mc", NULL);
-
-	if (mc->soc->ops && mc->soc->ops->init) {
-		err = mc->soc->ops->init(mc);
-		if (err < 0)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to initialize SoC driver: %d\n",
-				err);
-	}
-
 	err = tegra_mc_reset_setup(mc);
 	if (err < 0)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register reset controller: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/memory/tegra/tegra20.c b/drivers/memory/tegra/tegra20.c
index a3335ad20f4d..2c86c0d70d59 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/tegra/tegra20.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/tegra/tegra20.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static int tegra20_mc_stats_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int tegra20_mc_init(struct tegra_mc *mc)
+static int tegra20_mc_probe(struct tegra_mc *mc)
 {
 	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(mc->dev, "stats", mc->debugfs.root,
 				    tegra20_mc_stats_show);
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static int tegra20_mc_resume(struct tegra_mc *mc)
 }
 
 static const struct tegra_mc_ops tegra20_mc_ops = {
-	.init = tegra20_mc_init,
+	.probe = tegra20_mc_probe,
 	.suspend = tegra20_mc_suspend,
 	.resume = tegra20_mc_resume,
 };
diff --git a/include/soc/tegra/mc.h b/include/soc/tegra/mc.h
index 7c49f75087c3..00d16c356db8 100644
--- a/include/soc/tegra/mc.h
+++ b/include/soc/tegra/mc.h
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ struct tegra_mc_icc_ops {
 };
 
 struct tegra_mc_ops {
-	int (*init)(struct tegra_mc *mc);
+	/*
+	 * @probe: Callback to set up SoC-specific bits of the memory controller. This is called
+	 * after basic, common set up that is done by the SoC-agnostic bits.
+	 */
+	int (*probe)(struct tegra_mc *mc);
 	int (*suspend)(struct tegra_mc *mc);
 	int (*resume)(struct tegra_mc *mc);
 };