diff --git a/arch/m68k/bvme6000/rtc.c b/arch/m68k/bvme6000/rtc.c
index c6b2a41..eb63ca6 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/bvme6000/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/bvme6000/rtc.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/mc146818rtc.h>	/* For struct rtc_time and ioctls, etc */
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <asm/bvme6000hw.h>
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@
 	.fops =		&rtc_fops
 };
 
-int __init rtc_DP8570A_init(void)
+static int __init rtc_DP8570A_init(void)
 {
 	if (!MACH_IS_BVME6000)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -179,4 +180,4 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO "DP8570A Real Time Clock Driver v%s\n", RTC_VERSION);
 	return misc_register(&rtc_dev);
 }
-
+module_init(rtc_DP8570A_init);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mvme16x/rtc.c b/arch/m68k/mvme16x/rtc.c
index 8a24250..7977eae 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mvme16x/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mvme16x/rtc.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 	.fops =		&rtc_fops
 };
 
-int __init rtc_MK48T08_init(void)
+static int __init rtc_MK48T08_init(void)
 {
 	if (!MACH_IS_MVME16x)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO "MK48T08 Real Time Clock Driver v%s\n", RTC_VERSION);
 	return misc_register(&rtc_dev);
 }
-
+module_init(rtc_MK48T08_init);
diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index 931efd5..0c83751 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
 #define DYNAMIC_MINORS 64 /* like dynamic majors */
 static unsigned char misc_minors[DYNAMIC_MINORS / 8];
 
-extern int rtc_DP8570A_init(void);
-extern int rtc_MK48T08_init(void);
 extern int pmu_device_init(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -303,12 +301,7 @@
 	misc_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "misc");
 	if (IS_ERR(misc_class))
 		return PTR_ERR(misc_class);
-#ifdef CONFIG_MVME16x
-	rtc_MK48T08_init();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_BVME6000
-	rtc_DP8570A_init();
-#endif
+
 	if (register_chrdev(MISC_MAJOR,"misc",&misc_fops)) {
 		printk("unable to get major %d for misc devices\n",
 		       MISC_MAJOR);