diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c
index a499f9940fd7..541a90798d42 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c
@@ -111,3 +111,10 @@ void __init device_tree_init(void)
 
 	unflatten_device_tree();
 }
+
+static int __init customize_machine(void)
+{
+	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+arch_initcall(customize_machine);