diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54.h b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54.h
index 94c3acd1fcaf41e0058e53e79537b39c3296df5c..071cbe96537773be345a0643403aa3d639d2317a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ int p54_parse_firmware(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, const struct firmware *fw);
 int p54_parse_eeprom(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, void *eeprom, int len);
 int p54_read_eeprom(struct ieee80211_hw *dev);
 struct ieee80211_hw *p54_init_common(size_t priv_data_len);
+int p54_register_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct device *pdev);
 void p54_free_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev);
 
 #endif /* P54_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
index 14438a642fddee9e0764c83590f50842149aa924..42d1cac609a1db5fb91879a62b9acc527aff5383 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
@@ -2489,6 +2489,21 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *p54_init_common(size_t priv_data_len)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(p54_init_common);
 
+int p54_register_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct device *pdev)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = ieee80211_register_hw(dev);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(pdev, "Cannot register device (%d).\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	dev_info(pdev, "is registered as '%s'\n", wiphy_name(dev->wiphy));
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(p54_register_common);
+
 void p54_free_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 {
 	struct p54_common *priv = dev->priv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
index 3f9a6b04ea95f34a7f1b5e8e57be4c2ead029bfe..46626e5dcbbe7fdee7b6913bf04643542c2f60b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
@@ -565,12 +565,9 @@ static int __devinit p54p_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_common;
 
-	err = ieee80211_register_hw(dev);
-	if (err) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s (p54pci): Cannot register netdevice\n",
-		       pci_name(pdev));
+	err = p54_register_common(dev, &pdev->dev);
+	if (err)
 		goto err_free_common;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
index 7fde243b3d5d50e2c43c0e1c941590bb23904ee4..2b222aaa6f0ad0226008e2fb04714e78ba76ad45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
@@ -694,15 +694,10 @@ static int __devinit p54spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_common;
 
-	ret = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&priv->spi->dev, "unable to register "
-					 "mac80211 hw: %d", ret);
+	ret = p54_register_common(hw, &priv->spi->dev);
+	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_common;
-	}
 
-	dev_info(&priv->spi->dev, "device is bound to %s\n",
-		 wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
 	return 0;
 
 err_free_common:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
index 3b5e54e6793d580fa949500fef44c5a98c0648a2..da6640afc835527a98078c617872e7b63f21f1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
@@ -976,11 +976,9 @@ static int __devinit p54u_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_dev;
 
-	err = ieee80211_register_hw(dev);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&udev->dev, "(p54usb) Cannot register netdevice\n");
+	err = p54_register_common(dev, &udev->dev);
+	if (err)
 		goto err_free_dev;
-	}
 
 	return 0;