diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
index 9e816787c0d4..116000b45531 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,10 @@ int eeh_init(void)
 	} else if ((ret = eeh_ops->init()))
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Initialize PHB PEs */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(hose, tmp, &hose_list, list_node)
+		eeh_dev_phb_init_dynamic(hose);
+
 	/* Initialize EEH event */
 	ret = eeh_event_init();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_dev.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_dev.c
index ad04ecd63c20..a34e6912c15e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_dev.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_dev.c
@@ -78,21 +78,3 @@ void eeh_dev_phb_init_dynamic(struct pci_controller *phb)
 	/* EEH PE for PHB */
 	eeh_phb_pe_create(phb);
 }
-
-/**
- * eeh_dev_phb_init - Create EEH devices for devices included in existing PHBs
- *
- * Scan all the existing PHBs and create EEH devices for their OF
- * nodes and their children OF nodes
- */
-static int __init eeh_dev_phb_init(void)
-{
-	struct pci_controller *phb, *tmp;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(phb, tmp, &hose_list, list_node)
-		eeh_dev_phb_init_dynamic(phb);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-core_initcall(eeh_dev_phb_init);