diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
index 8b0abcb4838e2aab4e797d4383a54a48b11d221c..5addb9c6fb0b5f56dc36036f576c8190d1aae389 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
@@ -716,6 +716,17 @@ void __init board_prom_init(void)
 	}
 
 	bcm_gpio_writel(val, GPIO_MODE_REG);
+
+	/* Generate MAC address for WLAN and
+	 * register our SPROM */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_PCIHOST
+	if (!board_get_mac_address(bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac)) {
+		memcpy(bcm63xx_sprom.et0mac, bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(bcm63xx_sprom.et1mac, bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac, ETH_ALEN);
+		if (ssb_arch_set_fallback_sprom(&bcm63xx_sprom) < 0)
+			printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register fallback SPROM\n");
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -869,17 +880,6 @@ int __init board_register_devices(void)
 	if (board.has_dsp)
 		bcm63xx_dsp_register(&board.dsp);
 
-	/* Generate MAC address for WLAN and
-	 * register our SPROM */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SSB_PCIHOST
-	if (!board_get_mac_address(bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac)) {
-		memcpy(bcm63xx_sprom.et0mac, bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(bcm63xx_sprom.et1mac, bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac, ETH_ALEN);
-		if (ssb_arch_set_fallback_sprom(&bcm63xx_sprom) < 0)
-			printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register fallback SPROM\n");
-	}
-#endif
-
 	/* read base address of boot chip select (0) */
 	if (BCMCPU_IS_6345())
 		val = 0x1fc00000;