diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/device.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/device.h
index efd511d0803a..8688a88303ee 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/device.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/device.h
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ struct platform_device;
 int platform_resource_setup_memory(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				   char *name, unsigned long memsize);
 
+void plat_early_device_setup(void);
+
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
index 04a6004fccc4..22b976d42014 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/setup.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/mmzone.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
@@ -328,6 +329,10 @@ static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
 early_param("elfcorehdr", parse_elfcorehdr);
 #endif
 
+void __init __attribute__ ((weak)) plat_early_device_setup(void)
+{
+}
+
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
 	enable_mmu();
@@ -381,6 +386,8 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	parse_early_param();
 
+	plat_early_device_setup();
+
 	sh_mv_setup();
 
 	/*