diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c
index a8fce3ccc707..2e98a3ac7c5e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-ams-delta.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static struct omap_lcd_config ams_delta_lcd_config __initdata = {
 	.ctrl_name	= "internal",
 };
 
-static struct omap_usb_config ams_delta_usb_config = {
+static struct omap_usb_config ams_delta_usb_config __initdata = {
 	.register_host	= 1,
 	.hmc_mode	= 16,
 	.pins[0]	= 2,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/usb.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/usb.c
index 104fed366b8f..1a1db5971cd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/usb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/usb.c
@@ -629,8 +629,14 @@ static void __init omap_1510_usb_init(struct omap_usb_config *config)
 static inline void omap_1510_usb_init(struct omap_usb_config *config) {}
 #endif
 
-void __init omap1_usb_init(struct omap_usb_config *pdata)
+void __init omap1_usb_init(struct omap_usb_config *_pdata)
 {
+	struct omap_usb_config *pdata;
+
+	pdata = kmemdup(_pdata, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pdata)
+		return;
+
 	pdata->usb0_init = omap1_usb0_init;
 	pdata->usb1_init = omap1_usb1_init;
 	pdata->usb2_init = omap1_usb2_init;