diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/espresso.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/espresso.c
index 2327c9790416..bf688c128630 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/espresso.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/espresso.c
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@
 #include <asm/mach/irq.h>
 #include <asm/mach/pci.h>
 
+static int __init espresso_pci_init(void)
+{
+	if (machine_is_espresso())
+		ixp23xx_pci_slave_init();
+
+	return 0;
+};
+subsys_initcall(espresso_pci_init);
+
 static void __init espresso_init(void)
 {
 	physmap_configure(0x90000000, 0x02000000, 2, NULL);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/pci.c b/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/pci.c
index 5330ad78c1bb..ba6b4367a1d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/pci.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp23xx/pci.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int clear_master_aborts(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __init ixp23xx_pci_preinit(void)
+static void __init ixp23xx_pci_common_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef __ARMEB__
 	*IXP23XX_PCI_CONTROL |= 0x20000;	/* set I/O swapping */
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ void __init ixp23xx_pci_preinit(void)
 	} else {
 		*IXP23XX_PCI_CPP_ADDR_BITS |= (1 << 1);
 	}
+}
+
+void __init ixp23xx_pci_preinit(void)
+{
+	ixp23xx_pci_common_init();
 
 	hook_fault_code(16+6, ixp23xx_pci_abort_handler, SIGBUS,
 			"PCI config cycle to non-existent device");
@@ -273,3 +278,8 @@ int ixp23xx_pci_setup(int nr, struct pci_sys_data *sys)
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
+void ixp23xx_pci_slave_init(void)
+{
+	ixp23xx_pci_common_init();
+}
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp23xx/platform.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp23xx/platform.h
index f85b4685a491..e4d99060a049 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp23xx/platform.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp23xx/platform.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void ixp23xx_sys_init(void);
 int ixp23xx_pci_setup(int, struct pci_sys_data *);
 void ixp23xx_pci_preinit(void);
 struct pci_bus *ixp23xx_pci_scan_bus(int, struct pci_sys_data*);
+void ixp23xx_pci_slave_init(void);
 
 extern struct sys_timer ixp23xx_timer;