diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/am200epd.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/am200epd.c
index 50e18ed37fa6..cac0bb09db14 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/am200epd.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/am200epd.c
@@ -347,8 +347,17 @@ int __init am200_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* before anything else, we request notification for any fb
-	 * creation events */
+	/*
+	 * Before anything else, we request notification for any fb
+	 * creation events.
+	 *
+	 * FIXME: This is terrible and needs to be nuked. The notifier is used
+	 * to get at the fb base address from the boot splash fb driver, which
+	 * is then passed to metronomefb. Instaed of metronomfb or this board
+	 * support file here figuring this out on their own.
+	 *
+	 * See also the #ifdef in fbmem.c.
+	 */
 	fb_register_client(&am200_fb_notif);
 
 	pxa2xx_mfp_config(ARRAY_AND_SIZE(am200_pin_config));
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
index 9c14eab77d99..c12fc98035e0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
@@ -3119,14 +3119,14 @@ static int fbcon_fb_unbind(int idx)
 }
 
 /* called with console_lock held */
-static int fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info)
+void fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	int i, idx;
 
 	WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED();
 
 	if (deferred_takeover)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	idx = info->node;
 	for (i = first_fb_vc; i <= last_fb_vc; i++) {
@@ -3155,8 +3155,6 @@ static int fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info)
 
 	if (!num_registered_fb)
 		do_unregister_con_driver(&fb_con);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /* called with console_lock held */
@@ -3215,7 +3213,7 @@ static inline void fbcon_select_primary(struct fb_info *info)
 #endif /* CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_DETECT_PRIMARY */
 
 /* called with console_lock held */
-static int fbcon_fb_registered(struct fb_info *info)
+int fbcon_fb_registered(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	int ret = 0, i, idx;
 
@@ -3359,12 +3357,6 @@ static int fbcon_event_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 		idx = info->node;
 		ret = fbcon_fb_unbind(idx);
 		break;
-	case FB_EVENT_FB_REGISTERED:
-		ret = fbcon_fb_registered(info);
-		break;
-	case FB_EVENT_FB_UNREGISTERED:
-		ret = fbcon_fb_unregistered(info);
-		break;
 	case FB_EVENT_SET_CONSOLE_MAP:
 		/* called with console lock held */
 		con2fb = event->data;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 8ba674ffb3c9..bed7698ad18a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -1660,7 +1660,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(lockless_register_fb,
 static int do_register_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 {
 	int i, ret;
-	struct fb_event event;
 	struct fb_videomode mode;
 
 	if (fb_check_foreignness(fb_info))
@@ -1723,7 +1722,14 @@ static int do_register_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 	fb_add_videomode(&mode, &fb_info->modelist);
 	registered_fb[i] = fb_info;
 
-	event.info = fb_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_GUMSTIX_AM200EPD
+	{
+		struct fb_event event;
+		event.info = fb_info;
+		fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_FB_REGISTERED, &event);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (!lockless_register_fb)
 		console_lock();
 	else
@@ -1732,9 +1738,8 @@ static int do_register_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto unlock_console;
 	}
-	ret = 0;
 
-	fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_FB_REGISTERED, &event);
+	ret = fbcon_fb_registered(fb_info);
 	unlock_fb_info(fb_info);
 unlock_console:
 	if (!lockless_register_fb)
@@ -1771,7 +1776,6 @@ static int __unlink_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info);
 
 static int do_unregister_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 {
-	struct fb_event event;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = unbind_console(fb_info);
@@ -1789,9 +1793,15 @@ static int do_unregister_framebuffer(struct fb_info *fb_info)
 	registered_fb[fb_info->node] = NULL;
 	num_registered_fb--;
 	fb_cleanup_device(fb_info);
-	event.info = fb_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_GUMSTIX_AM200EPD
+	{
+		struct fb_event event;
+		event.info = fb_info;
+		fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_FB_UNREGISTERED, &event);
+	}
+#endif
 	console_lock();
-	fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_FB_UNREGISTERED, &event);
+	fbcon_fb_unregistered(fb_info);
 	console_unlock();
 
 	/* this may free fb info */
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index f52ef0ad6781..288175fafaf6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -136,10 +136,13 @@ struct fb_cursor_user {
 #define FB_EVENT_RESUME			0x03
 /*      An entry from the modelist was removed */
 #define FB_EVENT_MODE_DELETE            0x04
-/*      A driver registered itself */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GUMSTIX_AM200EPD
+/* only used by mach-pxa/am200epd.c */
 #define FB_EVENT_FB_REGISTERED          0x05
-/*      A driver unregistered itself */
 #define FB_EVENT_FB_UNREGISTERED        0x06
+#endif
+
 /*      CONSOLE-SPECIFIC: get console to framebuffer mapping */
 #define FB_EVENT_GET_CONSOLE_MAP        0x07
 /*      CONSOLE-SPECIFIC: set console to framebuffer mapping */
diff --git a/include/linux/fbcon.h b/include/linux/fbcon.h
index f68a7db14165..94a71e9e1257 100644
--- a/include/linux/fbcon.h
+++ b/include/linux/fbcon.h
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
 void __init fb_console_init(void);
 void __exit fb_console_exit(void);
+int fbcon_fb_registered(struct fb_info *info);
+void fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info);
 #else
 static inline void fb_console_init(void) {}
 static inline void fb_console_exit(void) {}
+static inline int fbcon_fb_registered(struct fb_info *info) { return 0; }
+static inline void fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info) {}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_FBCON_H */