diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
index 6054d49e608e..fe3773539eff 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
@@ -173,6 +173,31 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 	pm_power_off = bcm47xx_machine_halt;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCM47XX_BCMA
+static struct device * __init bcm47xx_setup_device(void)
+{
+	struct device *dev;
+	int err;
+
+	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dev)
+		return NULL;
+
+	err = dev_set_name(dev, "bcm47xx_soc");
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("Failed to set SoC device name: %d\n", err);
+		kfree(dev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	err = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("Failed to set SoC DMA mask: %d\n", err);
+
+	return dev;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * This finishes bus initialization doing things that were not possible without
  * kmalloc. Make sure to call it late enough (after mm_init).
@@ -183,6 +208,10 @@ void __init bcm47xx_bus_setup(void)
 	if (bcm47xx_bus_type == BCM47XX_BUS_TYPE_BCMA) {
 		int err;
 
+		bcm47xx_bus.bcma.dev = bcm47xx_setup_device();
+		if (!bcm47xx_bus.bcma.dev)
+			panic("Failed to setup SoC device\n");
+
 		err = bcma_host_soc_init(&bcm47xx_bus.bcma);
 		if (err)
 			panic("Failed to initialize BCMA bus (err %d)", err);
@@ -235,6 +264,8 @@ static int __init bcm47xx_register_bus_complete(void)
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BCM47XX_BCMA
 	case BCM47XX_BUS_TYPE_BCMA:
+		if (device_register(bcm47xx_bus.bcma.dev))
+			pr_err("Failed to register SoC device\n");
 		bcma_bus_register(&bcm47xx_bus.bcma.bus);
 		break;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/bcma/bcma_soc.h b/include/linux/bcma/bcma_soc.h
index 7cca5f859a90..f3c43519baa7 100644
--- a/include/linux/bcma/bcma_soc.h
+++ b/include/linux/bcma/bcma_soc.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 struct bcma_soc {
 	struct bcma_bus bus;
+	struct device *dev;
 };
 
 int __init bcma_host_soc_register(struct bcma_soc *soc);