--- a/drivers/bcma/bcma_private.h
+++ b/drivers/bcma/bcma_private.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct bcma_bus;
 /* main.c */
 bool bcma_wait_value(struct bcma_device *core, u16 reg, u32 mask, u32 value,
 		     int timeout);
+void bcma_prepare_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core);
 int bcma_bus_register(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 void bcma_bus_unregister(struct bcma_bus *bus);
 int __init bcma_bus_early_register(struct bcma_bus *bus,
--- a/drivers/bcma/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/main.c
@@ -169,10 +169,8 @@ static void bcma_of_fill_device(struct p
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
-static void bcma_register_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core)
+void bcma_prepare_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	core->dev.release = bcma_release_core_dev;
 	core->dev.bus = &bcma_bus_type;
 	dev_set_name(&core->dev, "bcma%d:%d", bus->num, core->core_index);
@@ -196,6 +194,11 @@ static void bcma_register_core(struct bc
 	case BCMA_HOSTTYPE_SDIO:
 		break;
 	}
+}
+
+static void bcma_register_core(struct bcma_bus *bus, struct bcma_device *core)
+{
+	int err;
 
 	err = device_register(&core->dev);
 	if (err) {
--- a/drivers/bcma/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/scan.c
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ int bcma_bus_scan(struct bcma_bus *bus)
 		bus->nr_cores++;
 		other_core = bcma_find_core_reverse(bus, core->id.id);
 		core->core_unit = (other_core == NULL) ? 0 : other_core->core_unit + 1;
+		bcma_prepare_core(bus, core);
 
 		bcma_info(bus, "Core %d found: %s (manuf 0x%03X, id 0x%03X, rev 0x%02X, class 0x%X)\n",
 			  core->core_index, bcma_device_name(&core->id),