diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/common.c
index 516e1000ebb4..d5e3f89b05af 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/common.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h>
 
 #include <mach/iomap.h>
-#include <mach/dma.h>
 #include <mach/system.h>
 
 #include "board.h"
@@ -81,7 +80,4 @@ void __init tegra_init_early(void)
 	tegra_init_clock();
 	tegra_clk_init_from_table(common_clk_init_table);
 	tegra_init_cache();
-#ifdef CONFIG_TEGRA_SYSTEM_DMA
-	tegra_dma_init();
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/dma.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/dma.c
index 2d720f2b6c75..bd4f62a613aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/dma.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ fail:
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
+postcore_initcall(tegra_dma_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static u32 apb_dma[5*TEGRA_SYSTEM_DMA_CH_NR + 3];