--- a/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon.c
@@ -22,12 +22,9 @@ static inline u32 bcma_cc_write32_masked
 	return value;
 }
 
-void bcma_core_chipcommon_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
+void bcma_core_chipcommon_early_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
 {
-	u32 leddc_on = 10;
-	u32 leddc_off = 90;
-
-	if (cc->setup_done)
+	if (cc->early_setup_done)
 		return;
 
 	if (cc->core->id.rev >= 11)
@@ -36,6 +33,22 @@ void bcma_core_chipcommon_init(struct bc
 	if (cc->core->id.rev >= 35)
 		cc->capabilities_ext = bcma_cc_read32(cc, BCMA_CC_CAP_EXT);
 
+	if (cc->capabilities & BCMA_CC_CAP_PMU)
+		bcma_pmu_early_init(cc);
+
+	cc->early_setup_done = true;
+}
+
+void bcma_core_chipcommon_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
+{
+	u32 leddc_on = 10;
+	u32 leddc_off = 90;
+
+	if (cc->setup_done)
+		return;
+
+	bcma_core_chipcommon_early_init(cc);
+
 	if (cc->core->id.rev >= 20) {
 		bcma_cc_write32(cc, BCMA_CC_GPIOPULLUP, 0);
 		bcma_cc_write32(cc, BCMA_CC_GPIOPULLDOWN, 0);
--- a/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon_pmu.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void bcma_pmu_workarounds(struct bcma_dr
 	}
 }
 
-void bcma_pmu_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
+void bcma_pmu_early_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
 {
 	u32 pmucap;
 
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ void bcma_pmu_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *c
 
 	bcma_debug(cc->core->bus, "Found rev %u PMU (capabilities 0x%08X)\n",
 		   cc->pmu.rev, pmucap);
+}
 
+void bcma_pmu_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
+{
 	if (cc->pmu.rev == 1)
 		bcma_cc_mask32(cc, BCMA_CC_PMU_CTL,
 			      ~BCMA_CC_PMU_CTL_NOILPONW);
--- a/drivers/bcma/driver_mips.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_mips.c
@@ -222,16 +222,33 @@ static void bcma_core_mips_flash_detect(
 	}
 }
 
+void bcma_core_mips_early_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore)
+{
+	struct bcma_bus *bus = mcore->core->bus;
+
+	if (mcore->early_setup_done)
+		return;
+
+	bcma_chipco_serial_init(&bus->drv_cc);
+	bcma_core_mips_flash_detect(mcore);
+
+	mcore->early_setup_done = true;
+}
+
 void bcma_core_mips_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore)
 {
 	struct bcma_bus *bus;
 	struct bcma_device *core;
 	bus = mcore->core->bus;
 
+	if (mcore->setup_done)
+		return;
+
 	bcma_info(bus, "Initializing MIPS core...\n");
 
-	if (!mcore->setup_done)
-		mcore->assigned_irqs = 1;
+	bcma_core_mips_early_init(mcore);
+
+	mcore->assigned_irqs = 1;
 
 	/* Assign IRQs to all cores on the bus */
 	list_for_each_entry(core, &bus->cores, list) {
@@ -266,10 +283,5 @@ void bcma_core_mips_init(struct bcma_drv
 	bcma_info(bus, "IRQ reconfiguration done\n");
 	bcma_core_mips_dump_irq(bus);
 
-	if (mcore->setup_done)
-		return;
-
-	bcma_chipco_serial_init(&bus->drv_cc);
-	bcma_core_mips_flash_detect(mcore);
 	mcore->setup_done = true;
 }
--- a/drivers/bcma/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/main.c
@@ -247,18 +247,18 @@ int __init bcma_bus_early_register(struc
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* Init CC core */
+	/* Early init CC core */
 	core = bcma_find_core(bus, bcma_cc_core_id(bus));
 	if (core) {
 		bus->drv_cc.core = core;
-		bcma_core_chipcommon_init(&bus->drv_cc);
+		bcma_core_chipcommon_early_init(&bus->drv_cc);
 	}
 
-	/* Init MIPS core */
+	/* Early init MIPS core */
 	core = bcma_find_core(bus, BCMA_CORE_MIPS_74K);
 	if (core) {
 		bus->drv_mips.core = core;
-		bcma_core_mips_init(&bus->drv_mips);
+		bcma_core_mips_early_init(&bus->drv_mips);
 	}
 
 	bcma_info(bus, "Early bus registered\n");
--- a/include/linux/bcma/bcma_driver_chipcommon.h
+++ b/include/linux/bcma/bcma_driver_chipcommon.h
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ struct bcma_drv_cc {
 	u32 capabilities;
 	u32 capabilities_ext;
 	u8 setup_done:1;
+	u8 early_setup_done:1;
 	/* Fast Powerup Delay constant */
 	u16 fast_pwrup_delay;
 	struct bcma_chipcommon_pmu pmu;
@@ -510,6 +511,7 @@ struct bcma_drv_cc {
 	bcma_cc_write32(cc, offset, (bcma_cc_read32(cc, offset) & (mask)) | (set))
 
 extern void bcma_core_chipcommon_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc);
+extern void bcma_core_chipcommon_early_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc);
 
 extern void bcma_chipco_suspend(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc);
 extern void bcma_chipco_resume(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc);
@@ -533,6 +535,7 @@ u32 bcma_chipco_gpio_polarity(struct bcm
 
 /* PMU support */
 extern void bcma_pmu_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc);
+extern void bcma_pmu_early_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc);
 
 extern void bcma_chipco_pll_write(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc, u32 offset,
 				  u32 value);
--- a/include/linux/bcma/bcma_driver_mips.h
+++ b/include/linux/bcma/bcma_driver_mips.h
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ struct bcma_device;
 struct bcma_drv_mips {
 	struct bcma_device *core;
 	u8 setup_done:1;
+	u8 early_setup_done:1;
 	unsigned int assigned_irqs;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BCMA_DRIVER_MIPS
 extern void bcma_core_mips_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore);
+extern void bcma_core_mips_early_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore);
 #else
 static inline void bcma_core_mips_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore) { }
+static inline void bcma_core_mips_early_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore) { }
 #endif
 
 extern u32 bcma_cpu_clock(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore);