diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
index bd42d1bd10aff1a1f0f28db8ea4fe3fac7ee4adc..530a728c2acc2d9e5d5e7398109de02fc58805ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
@@ -18,15 +18,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "mx27.h"
 
-static void __init imx27_dt_init(void)
-{
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
-
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-
-	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
-}
-
 static const char * const imx27_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx27",
 	NULL
@@ -36,6 +27,5 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(IMX27_DT, "Freescale i.MX27 (Device Tree Support)")
 	.map_io		= mx27_map_io,
 	.init_early	= imx27_init_early,
 	.init_irq	= mx27_init_irq,
-	.init_machine	= imx27_dt_init,
 	.dt_compat	= imx27_dt_board_compat,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
index 6883fbaf9484b2da00324d42ce2ada3e70cefc66..10a82a4f1e5889894c04519cf257a7059e282191 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
@@ -50,13 +50,10 @@ static void __init imx51_ipu_mipi_setup(void)
 
 static void __init imx51_dt_init(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
-
 	imx51_ipu_mipi_setup();
 	imx_src_init();
 
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
 }
 
 static void __init imx51_init_late(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
index 86316a979297fbafdafb815e4a140a24540d4bc8..18b5c5c136db94aeb0456e3fd248f7943e7f85c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ static void __init imx53_dt_init(void)
 static void __init imx53_init_late(void)
 {
 	imx53_pm_init();
-
-	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-dt", -1, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static const char * const imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c
index 5a27f20c9a82b84fbeb39a2dd402348c7e0c6862..b450f525a670961b79cd0b3d28271a238dba70a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx7d.c
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ static void __init imx7d_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static void __init imx7d_init_late(void)
-{
-	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-dt", -1, NULL, 0);
-}
-
 static const char *const imx7d_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"fsl,imx7d",
 	NULL,
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ static const char *const imx7d_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 
 DT_MACHINE_START(IMX7D, "Freescale i.MX7 Dual (Device Tree)")
 	.init_irq	= imx7d_init_irq,
-	.init_late	= imx7d_init_late,
 	.init_machine	= imx7d_init_machine,
 	.dt_compat	= imx7d_dt_compat,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
index 3e1c8211c213958c0c8032421b3ad6ea4f10e334..3843314389c7ca31f883f3edc80afa277a93e011 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt-platdev.c
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 static const struct of_device_id machines[] __initconst = {
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx27", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx51", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx53", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx7d", },
+
 	{ .compatible = "marvell,berlin", },
 
 	{ .compatible = "samsung,exynos3250", },