diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.c
index 23cfdd5..9faea15 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/generic.c
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@
 	PMCR = PMCR_SF;
 }
 
+static void sa11x0_register_device(struct platform_device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	int err;
+	dev->dev.platform_data = data;
+	err = platform_device_register(dev);
+	if (err)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to register device %s: %d\n",
+			dev->name, err);
+}
+
+
 static struct resource sa11x0udc_resources[] = {
 	[0] = {
 		.start	= 0x80000000,
@@ -234,9 +245,9 @@
 	.resource	= sa11x0mcp_resources,
 };
 
-void sa11x0_set_mcp_data(struct mcp_plat_data *data)
+void sa11x0_register_mcp(struct mcp_plat_data *data)
 {
-	sa11x0mcp_device.dev.platform_data = data;
+	sa11x0_register_device(&sa11x0mcp_device, data);
 }
 
 static struct resource sa11x0ssp_resources[] = {
@@ -293,13 +304,13 @@
 	.id		= -1,
 };
 
-void sa11x0_set_flash_data(struct flash_platform_data *flash,
-			   struct resource *res, int nr)
+void sa11x0_register_mtd(struct flash_platform_data *flash,
+			 struct resource *res, int nr)
 {
 	flash->name = "sa1100";
-	sa11x0mtd_device.dev.platform_data = flash;
 	sa11x0mtd_device.resource = res;
 	sa11x0mtd_device.num_resources = nr;
+	sa11x0_register_device(&sa11x0mtd_device, flash);
 }
 
 static struct resource sa11x0ir_resources[] = {
@@ -329,9 +340,9 @@
 	.resource	= sa11x0ir_resources,
 };
 
-void sa11x0_set_irda_data(struct irda_platform_data *irda)
+void sa11x0_register_irda(struct irda_platform_data *irda)
 {
-	sa11x0ir_device.dev.platform_data = irda;
+	sa11x0_register_device(&sa11x0ir_device, irda);
 }
 
 static struct platform_device sa11x0rtc_device = {
@@ -343,21 +354,15 @@
 	&sa11x0udc_device,
 	&sa11x0uart1_device,
 	&sa11x0uart3_device,
-	&sa11x0mcp_device,
 	&sa11x0ssp_device,
 	&sa11x0pcmcia_device,
 	&sa11x0fb_device,
-	&sa11x0mtd_device,
 	&sa11x0rtc_device,
 };
 
 static int __init sa1100_init(void)
 {
 	pm_power_off = sa1100_power_off;
-
-	if (sa11x0ir_device.dev.platform_data)
-		platform_device_register(&sa11x0ir_device);
-
 	return platform_add_devices(sa11x0_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(sa11x0_devices));
 }