diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c
index 289e386f01f66f..6e1ad1c914d6fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c
@@ -465,8 +465,6 @@ static struct sdio_driver brcmf_sdmmc_driver = {
 
 static int brcmf_sdio_pd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	brcmf_dbg(SDIO, "Enter\n");
 
 	brcmfmac_sdio_pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
@@ -474,11 +472,7 @@ static int brcmf_sdio_pd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (brcmfmac_sdio_pdata->power_on)
 		brcmfmac_sdio_pdata->power_on();
 
-	ret = sdio_register_driver(&brcmf_sdmmc_driver);
-	if (ret)
-		brcmf_err("sdio_register_driver failed: %d\n", ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int brcmf_sdio_pd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -501,6 +495,15 @@ static struct platform_driver brcmf_sdio_pd = {
 	}
 };
 
+void brcmf_sdio_register(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sdio_register_driver(&brcmf_sdmmc_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		brcmf_err("sdio_register_driver failed: %d\n", ret);
+}
+
 void brcmf_sdio_exit(void)
 {
 	brcmf_dbg(SDIO, "Enter\n");
@@ -511,18 +514,13 @@ void brcmf_sdio_exit(void)
 		sdio_unregister_driver(&brcmf_sdmmc_driver);
 }
 
-void brcmf_sdio_init(void)
+void __init brcmf_sdio_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	brcmf_dbg(SDIO, "Enter\n");
 
 	ret = platform_driver_probe(&brcmf_sdio_pd, brcmf_sdio_pd_probe);
-	if (ret == -ENODEV) {
-		brcmf_dbg(SDIO, "No platform data available, registering without.\n");
-		ret = sdio_register_driver(&brcmf_sdmmc_driver);
-	}
-
-	if (ret)
-		brcmf_err("driver registration failed: %d\n", ret);
+	if (ret == -ENODEV)
+		brcmf_dbg(SDIO, "No platform data available.\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_bus.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_bus.h
index 080395f49fa592..e715d3396c2ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_bus.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_bus.h
@@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ extern int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_SDIO
 extern void brcmf_sdio_exit(void);
 extern void brcmf_sdio_init(void);
+extern void brcmf_sdio_register(void);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_USB
 extern void brcmf_usb_exit(void);
-extern void brcmf_usb_init(void);
+extern void brcmf_usb_register(void);
 #endif
 
 #endif				/* _BRCMF_BUS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index 80099016d21f4a..65b2a498253cfd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -1020,21 +1020,23 @@ u32 brcmf_get_chip_info(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
 	return bus->chip << 4 | bus->chiprev;
 }
 
-static void brcmf_driver_init(struct work_struct *work)
+static void brcmf_driver_register(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	brcmf_debugfs_init();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_SDIO
-	brcmf_sdio_init();
+	brcmf_sdio_register();
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_USB
-	brcmf_usb_init();
+	brcmf_usb_register();
 #endif
 }
-static DECLARE_WORK(brcmf_driver_work, brcmf_driver_init);
+static DECLARE_WORK(brcmf_driver_work, brcmf_driver_register);
 
 static int __init brcmfmac_module_init(void)
 {
+	brcmf_debugfs_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_BRCMFMAC_SDIO
+	brcmf_sdio_init();
+#endif
 	if (!schedule_work(&brcmf_driver_work))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
index 322cadc51deddc..2904ec4b6a7bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ void brcmf_usb_exit(void)
 	brcmf_release_fw(&fw_image_list);
 }
 
-void brcmf_usb_init(void)
+void brcmf_usb_register(void)
 {
 	brcmf_dbg(USB, "Enter\n");
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fw_image_list);