diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
index d605e0558a545c2a240d3ad698fc1ca3d8bcbdd6..0b4abd47a804fe007c1e55cbc2fd14f48995d6eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@ static const struct ehci_hcd_omap_platform_data ehci_pdata __initconst = {
 
 static void __init devkit8000_init(void)
 {
+	omap_serial_init();
+
+	omap_dm9000_init();
+
 	devkit8000_i2c_init();
 	platform_add_devices(devkit8000_devices,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(devkit8000_devices));
@@ -658,10 +662,6 @@ static void __init devkit8000_init(void)
 	spi_register_board_info(devkit8000_spi_board_info,
 	ARRAY_SIZE(devkit8000_spi_board_info));
 
-	omap_serial_init();
-
-	omap_dm9000_init();
-
 	devkit8000_ads7846_init();
 
 	omap_mux_init_gpio(170, OMAP_PIN_INPUT);