diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm1.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm1.c
index 3c0eb9b25535..986cd111d4df 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm1.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm1.c
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ void __init cpm_reset(void)
 	else
 		out_be32(&siu_conf->sc_sdcr, 1);
 	immr_unmap(siu_conf);
-
-	cpm_muram_init();
 }
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cmd_lock);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm2.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm2.c
index 8dc1e24f3c23..f78ff841652c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm2.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ void __init cpm2_reset(void)
 	cpm2_immr = ioremap(get_immrbase(), CPM_MAP_SIZE);
 #endif
 
-	/* Reclaim the DP memory for our use.
-	 */
-	cpm_muram_init();
-
 	/* Tell everyone where the comm processor resides.
 	 */
 	cpmp = &cpm2_immr->im_cpm;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm_common.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm_common.c
index 947f42007734..51bf749a4f3a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm_common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/cpm_common.c
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@
 #include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #endif
 
+static int __init cpm_init(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+
+	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,cpm1");
+	if (!np)
+		np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,cpm2");
+	if (!np)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	cpm_muram_init();
+	of_node_put(np);
+	return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(cpm_init);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
 static u32 __iomem *cpm_udbg_txdesc;
 static u8 __iomem *cpm_udbg_txbuf;
diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_common.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_common.c
index 41eff805a904..104e68d9b84f 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_common.c
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ int cpm_muram_init(void)
 	}
 
 	muram_pool = gen_pool_create(0, -1);
+	if (!muram_pool) {
+		pr_err("Cannot allocate memory pool for CPM/QE muram");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_muram;
+	}
 	muram_pbase = of_translate_address(np, zero);
 	if (muram_pbase == (phys_addr_t)OF_BAD_ADDR) {
 		pr_err("Cannot translate zero through CPM muram node");
@@ -116,6 +121,9 @@ static unsigned long cpm_muram_alloc_common(unsigned long size,
 	struct muram_block *entry;
 	unsigned long start;
 
+	if (!muram_pool && cpm_muram_init())
+		goto out2;
+
 	start = gen_pool_alloc_algo(muram_pool, size, algo, data);
 	if (!start)
 		goto out2;