diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
index 9092677f63eb..ac6aeeb974d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
@@ -620,6 +620,11 @@ static struct platform_device ep93xx_fb_device = {
 	.resource		= ep93xx_fb_resource,
 };
 
+static struct platform_device ep93xx_bl_device = {
+	.name		= "ep93xx-bl",
+	.id		= -1,
+};
+
 /**
  * ep93xx_register_fb - Register the framebuffer platform device.
  * @data:	platform specific framebuffer configuration (__initdata)
@@ -628,6 +633,7 @@ void __init ep93xx_register_fb(struct ep93xxfb_mach_info *data)
 {
 	ep93xxfb_data = *data;
 	platform_device_register(&ep93xx_fb_device);
+	platform_device_register(&ep93xx_bl_device);
 }