diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 3f135b6..e68423d 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # was used and do nothing if so
 obj-$(CONFIG_PNP)		+= pnp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_AMBA)		+= amba/
+# Many drivers will want to use DMA so this has to be made available
+# really early.
+obj-$(CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE)	+= dma/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO)		+= virtio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN)		+= xen/
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@
 obj-y				+= lguest/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)		+= cpufreq/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_IDLE)		+= cpuidle/
-obj-$(CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE)	+= dma/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MMC)		+= mmc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MEMSTICK)		+= memstick/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NEW_LEDS)		+= leds/
diff --git a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
index 00deabd..b5a3189 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
 {
 	return platform_driver_probe(&coh901318_driver, coh901318_probe);
 }
-arch_initcall(coh901318_init);
+subsys_initcall(coh901318_init);
 
 void __exit coh901318_exit(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index 65d2535..5d054bb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -2962,4 +2962,4 @@
 {
 	return platform_driver_probe(&d40_driver, d40_probe);
 }
-arch_initcall(stedma40_init);
+subsys_initcall(stedma40_init);