diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/crunch.c b/arch/arm/kernel/crunch.c
index cec83783206e..627d79414c9d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/crunch.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/crunch.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static struct notifier_block crunch_notifier_block = {
 static int __init crunch_init(void)
 {
 	thread_register_notifier(&crunch_notifier_block);
+	elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_CRUNCH;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
index 913ea4328b2f..5d2739abd960 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/core.c
@@ -475,8 +475,4 @@ void __init ep93xx_init_devices(void)
 
 	platform_device_register(&ep93xx_rtc_device);
 	platform_device_register(&ep93xx_ohci_device);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRUNCH
-	elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_CRUNCH;
-#endif
 }