diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c
index d5c33bd..d71f93d 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 	sharpsl_pcmcia_init_reset(skt);
 }
 
-static struct pcmcia_low_level sharpsl_pcmcia_ops = {
+static struct pcmcia_low_level sharpsl_pcmcia_ops __initdata = {
 	.owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.hw_init                = sharpsl_pcmcia_hw_init,
 	.hw_shutdown            = sharpsl_pcmcia_hw_shutdown,
@@ -261,10 +261,12 @@
 	if (!sharpsl_pcmcia_device)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sharpsl_pcmcia_device->dev.platform_data = &sharpsl_pcmcia_ops;
-	sharpsl_pcmcia_device->dev.parent = platform_scoop_config->devs[0].dev;
-
-	ret = platform_device_add(sharpsl_pcmcia_device);
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(sharpsl_pcmcia_device,
+			&sharpsl_pcmcia_ops, sizeof(sharpsl_pcmcia_ops));
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		sharpsl_pcmcia_device->dev.parent = platform_scoop_config->devs[0].dev;
+		ret = platform_device_add(sharpsl_pcmcia_device);
+	}
 
 	if (ret)
 		platform_device_put(sharpsl_pcmcia_device);