diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smu.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smu.h
index 9dc2de5da35a..09f98e861869 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smu.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smu.h
@@ -470,13 +470,6 @@ struct rtc_time;
 extern int smu_get_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *time, int spinwait);
 extern int smu_set_rtc_time(struct rtc_time *time, int spinwait);
 
-/*
- * SMU command buffer absolute address, exported by pmac_setup,
- * this is allocated very early during boot.
- */
-extern unsigned long smu_cmdbuf_abs;
-
-
 /*
  * Kernel asynchronous i2c interface
  */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.c
index fc0b69f6e3d4..4ad61687c670 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/setup.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
-#include <linux/memblock.h>
 
 #include <asm/reg.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
@@ -97,11 +96,6 @@ int sccdbg;
 sys_ctrler_t sys_ctrler = SYS_CTRLER_UNKNOWN;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sys_ctrler);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_SMU
-unsigned long smu_cmdbuf_abs;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(smu_cmdbuf_abs);
-#endif
-
 static void pmac_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
@@ -325,7 +319,6 @@ static void __init pmac_setup_arch(void)
     defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
 	pmac_nvram_init();
 #endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	if (initrd_start)
@@ -617,15 +610,6 @@ static int __init pmac_probe(void)
 	DMA_MODE_WRITE = 2;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_SMU
-	/*
-	 * SMU based G5s need some memory below 2Gb, at least the current
-	 * driver needs that. We have to allocate it now. We allocate 4k
-	 * (1 small page) for now.
-	 */
-	smu_cmdbuf_abs = memblock_alloc_base(4096, 4096, 0x80000000UL);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PMAC_SMU */
-
 	pm_power_off = pmac_power_off;
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/smu.c b/drivers/macintosh/smu.c
index d531f804455d..d6f72c826c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/smu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/smu.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/memblock.h>
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(smu_mutex);
 static struct smu_device	*smu;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smu_part_access);
 static int smu_irq_inited;
+static unsigned long smu_cmdbuf_abs;
 
 static void smu_i2c_retry(unsigned long data);
 
@@ -479,8 +481,13 @@ int __init smu_init (void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "SMU: Driver %s %s\n", VERSION, AUTHOR);
 
+	/*
+	 * SMU based G5s need some memory below 2Gb. Thankfully this is
+	 * called at a time where memblock is still available.
+	 */
+	smu_cmdbuf_abs = memblock_alloc_base(4096, 4096, 0x80000000UL);
 	if (smu_cmdbuf_abs == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "SMU: Command buffer not allocated !\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "SMU: Command buffer allocation failed !\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto fail_np;
 	}