diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/Makefile b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/Makefile
index 349b2061d2ec..833af72c852a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 obj-y		+= clk.o cpu.o cs.o gpio.o irq.o prom.o setup.o timer.o \
-		   dev-dsp.o dev-enet.o dev-pcmcia.o dev-rng.o dev-spi.o \
-		   dev-uart.o dev-wdt.o
+		   dev-dsp.o dev-enet.o dev-flash.o dev-pcmcia.o dev-rng.o \
+		   dev-spi.o dev-uart.o dev-wdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 
 obj-y		+= boards/
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
index ea65c0f0903c..bdfbdf95f000 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/physmap.h>
 #include <linux/ssb/ssb.h>
 #include <asm/addrspace.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_board.h>
@@ -24,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <bcm63xx_dev_pci.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_dev_enet.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_dev_dsp.h>
+#include <bcm63xx_dev_flash.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_dev_pcmcia.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_dev_spi.h>
 #include <board_bcm963xx.h>
@@ -809,40 +807,6 @@ void __init board_setup(void)
 		panic("unexpected CPU for bcm963xx board");
 }
 
-static struct mtd_partition mtd_partitions[] = {
-	{
-		.name		= "cfe",
-		.offset		= 0x0,
-		.size		= 0x40000,
-	}
-};
-
-static const char *bcm63xx_part_types[] = { "bcm63xxpart", NULL };
-
-static struct physmap_flash_data flash_data = {
-	.width			= 2,
-	.nr_parts		= ARRAY_SIZE(mtd_partitions),
-	.parts			= mtd_partitions,
-	.part_probe_types	= bcm63xx_part_types,
-};
-
-static struct resource mtd_resources[] = {
-	{
-		.start		= 0,	/* filled at runtime */
-		.end		= 0,	/* filled at runtime */
-		.flags		= IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	}
-};
-
-static struct platform_device mtd_dev = {
-	.name			= "physmap-flash",
-	.resource		= mtd_resources,
-	.num_resources		= ARRAY_SIZE(mtd_resources),
-	.dev			= {
-		.platform_data	= &flash_data,
-	},
-};
-
 static struct gpio_led_platform_data bcm63xx_led_data;
 
 static struct platform_device bcm63xx_gpio_leds = {
@@ -856,8 +820,6 @@ static struct platform_device bcm63xx_gpio_leds = {
  */
 int __init board_register_devices(void)
 {
-	u32 val;
-
 	if (board.has_uart0)
 		bcm63xx_uart_register(0);
 
@@ -893,14 +855,7 @@ int __init board_register_devices(void)
 
 	bcm63xx_spi_register();
 
-	/* read base address of boot chip select (0) */
-	val = bcm_mpi_readl(MPI_CSBASE_REG(0));
-	val &= MPI_CSBASE_BASE_MASK;
-
-	mtd_resources[0].start = val;
-	mtd_resources[0].end = 0x1FFFFFFF;
-
-	platform_device_register(&mtd_dev);
+	bcm63xx_flash_register();
 
 	bcm63xx_led_data.num_leds = ARRAY_SIZE(board.leds);
 	bcm63xx_led_data.leds = board.leds;
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af5273868baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Broadcom BCM63xx flash registration
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Maxime Bizon <mbizon@freebox.fr>
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
+#include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
+#include <linux/mtd/physmap.h>
+
+#include <bcm63xx_cpu.h>
+#include <bcm63xx_dev_flash.h>
+#include <bcm63xx_regs.h>
+#include <bcm63xx_io.h>
+
+static struct mtd_partition mtd_partitions[] = {
+	{
+		.name		= "cfe",
+		.offset		= 0x0,
+		.size		= 0x40000,
+	}
+};
+
+static const char *bcm63xx_part_types[] = { "bcm63xxpart", NULL };
+
+static struct physmap_flash_data flash_data = {
+	.width			= 2,
+	.parts			= mtd_partitions,
+	.part_probe_types	= bcm63xx_part_types,
+};
+
+static struct resource mtd_resources[] = {
+	{
+		.start		= 0,	/* filled at runtime */
+		.end		= 0,	/* filled at runtime */
+		.flags		= IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	}
+};
+
+static struct platform_device mtd_dev = {
+	.name			= "physmap-flash",
+	.resource		= mtd_resources,
+	.num_resources		= ARRAY_SIZE(mtd_resources),
+	.dev			= {
+		.platform_data	= &flash_data,
+	},
+};
+
+int __init bcm63xx_flash_register(void)
+{
+	u32 val;
+
+	/* read base address of boot chip select (0) */
+	val = bcm_mpi_readl(MPI_CSBASE_REG(0));
+	val &= MPI_CSBASE_BASE_MASK;
+
+	mtd_resources[0].start = val;
+	mtd_resources[0].end = 0x1FFFFFFF;
+
+	return platform_device_register(&mtd_dev);
+}
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_dev_flash.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_dev_flash.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8dcb54108c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-bcm63xx/bcm63xx_dev_flash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef __BCM63XX_FLASH_H
+#define __BCM63XX_FLASH_H
+
+int __init bcm63xx_flash_register(void);
+
+#endif /* __BCM63XX_FLASH_H */