3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
index f89173ab4abe..26a61cf27291 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ void __init omap2_init_common_infrastructure(void)
 void __init omap2_init_common_devices(struct omap_sdrc_params *sdrc_cs0,
                                       struct omap_sdrc_params *sdrc_cs1)
 {
-        omap_serial_early_init();
-
         if (cpu_is_omap24xx() || cpu_is_omap34xx()) {
                 omap2_sdrc_init(sdrc_cs0, sdrc_cs1);
                 _omap2_init_reprogram_sdrc();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
index 32e91a9c8b6b..74e25cd4bd3a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static void serial_out_override(struct uart_port *up, int offset, int value)
 }
 #endif
 
-void __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
+static int __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
 {
         int i = 0;
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ void __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
 
                 uart = kzalloc(sizeof(struct omap_uart_state), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (WARN_ON(!uart))
-                        return;
+                        return -ENODEV;
 
                 uart->oh = oh;
                 uart->num = i++;
@@ -691,7 +691,10 @@ void __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
                  */
                 uart->oh->flags |= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET;
         } while (1);
+
+        return 0;
 }
+core_initcall(omap_serial_early_init);
 
 /**
  * omap_serial_init_port() - initialize single serial port
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/serial.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/serial.h
index cec5d56db2eb..a1a118d052ef 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/serial.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/serial.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 
 struct omap_board_data;
 
-extern void __init omap_serial_early_init(void);
 extern void omap_serial_init(void);
 extern void omap_serial_init_port(struct omap_board_data *bdata);
 extern int omap_uart_can_sleep(void);