diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
index 4e5b8154a5be..4fc7a8e49168 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
 			status = "okay";
 		};
 
+		ehci@50000 {
+			compatible = "marvell,orion-ehci";
+			reg = <0x50000 0x1000>;
+			interrupts = <19>;
+			status = "okay";
+		};
+
 		sata@80000 {
 			compatible = "marvell,orion-sata";
 			reg = <0x80000 0x5000>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dnskw.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dnskw.c
index 43d16d6714b8..2ac6c60578f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dnskw.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dnskw.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ void __init dnskw_init(void)
 {
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(dnskw_mpp_config);
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&dnskw_ge00_data);
 
 	/* Register power-off GPIO. */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dockstar.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dockstar.c
index f2fbb023e679..e94782d6a266 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dockstar.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dockstar.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void __init dockstar_dt_init(void)
 	if (gpio_request(29, "USB Power Enable") != 0 ||
 	    gpio_direction_output(29, 1) != 0)
 		pr_err("can't setup GPIO 29 (USB Power Enable)\n");
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&dockstar_ge00_data);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c
index 20af53a56c0e..acdc04a06843 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dreamplug.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void __init dreamplug_init(void)
 	 */
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(dreamplug_mpp_config);
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&dreamplug_ge00_data);
 	kirkwood_ge01_init(&dreamplug_ge01_data);
 	kirkwood_sdio_init(&dreamplug_mvsdio_data);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-goflexnet.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-goflexnet.c
index 001ca8c96980..d388bea71360 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-goflexnet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-goflexnet.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ void __init goflexnet_init(void)
 	if (gpio_request(29, "USB Power Enable") != 0 ||
 	    gpio_direction_output(29, 1) != 0)
 		pr_err("can't setup GPIO 29 (USB Power Enable)\n");
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&goflexnet_ge00_data);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ib62x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ib62x0.c
index cfc47f80e734..db08e379a40a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ib62x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ib62x0.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ void __init ib62x0_init(void)
 	 */
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(ib62x0_mpp_config);
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&ib62x0_ge00_data);
 	if (gpio_request(IB62X0_GPIO_POWER_OFF, "ib62x0:power:off") == 0 &&
 	    gpio_direction_output(IB62X0_GPIO_POWER_OFF, 0) == 0)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iconnect.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iconnect.c
index d084b1e2943a..8275fb0c3170 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iconnect.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iconnect.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ void __init iconnect_init(void)
 {
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(iconnect_mpp_config);
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&iconnect_ge00_data);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iomega_ix2_200.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iomega_ix2_200.c
index 158fb97d0397..a6f3d29e8c8b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iomega_ix2_200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-iomega_ix2_200.c
@@ -51,7 +51,5 @@ void __init iomega_ix2_200_init(void)
 	 */
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(iomega_ix2_200_mpp_config);
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
-
 	kirkwood_ge01_init(&iomega_ix2_200_ge00_data);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-km_kirkwood.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-km_kirkwood.c
index f7d32834b757..1e9ac4bbfe61 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-km_kirkwood.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-km_kirkwood.c
@@ -52,6 +52,5 @@ void __init km_kirkwood_init(void)
 	if (!IS_ERR(sata_clk))
 		sata_clk->flags |= CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED;
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&km_kirkwood_ge00_data);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-lsxl.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-lsxl.c
index a29b8bff103d..b6fbdaac3843 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-lsxl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-lsxl.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ void __init lsxl_init(void)
 	gpio_set_value(LSXL_GPIO_USB_POWER, 1);
 	gpio_set_value(LSXL_GPIO_HDD_POWER, 1);
 
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&lsxl_ge00_data);
 	kirkwood_ge01_init(&lsxl_ge01_data);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ts219.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ts219.c
index 1750e68506c1..5a031b931370 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ts219.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-ts219.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ void __init qnap_dt_ts219_init(void)
 		qnap_ts219_ge00_data.phy_addr = MV643XX_ETH_PHY_ADDR(0);
 
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&qnap_ts219_ge00_data);
-	kirkwood_ehci_init();
 
 	pm_power_off = qnap_tsx1x_power_off;
 }