diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
index db66e9ae841..8c0f06e8fd3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 #
 
 # Common support
-obj-y := irq.o clock.o gpio.o time.o
+obj-y := irq.o clock.o gpio.o time.o devices.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MX2) += iomux-mx1-mx2.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c66748267c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Sascha Hauer, kernel@pengutronix.de
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
+int __init mxc_register_device(struct platform_device *pdev, void *data)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	pdev->dev.platform_data = data;
+
+	ret = platform_device_register(pdev);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_debug("Unable to register platform device '%s': %d\n",
+			 pdev->name, ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h
index a6d2e24aab1..6350287a59b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/common.h
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARCH_MXC_COMMON_H__
 #define __ASM_ARCH_MXC_COMMON_H__
 
+struct platform_device;
+
 extern void mxc_map_io(void);
 extern void mxc_init_irq(void);
 extern void mxc_timer_init(const char *clk_timer);
 extern int mxc_clocks_init(unsigned long fref);
 extern int mxc_register_gpios(void);
+extern int mxc_register_device(struct platform_device *pdev, void *data);
 
 #endif