diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c
index 4a6c020..f123fce 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct pcmcia_low_level cmx270_pcmcia_ops = {
+static struct pcmcia_low_level cmx270_pcmcia_ops __initdata = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.hw_init		= cmx270_pcmcia_hw_init,
 	.hw_shutdown		= cmx270_pcmcia_shutdown,
@@ -156,10 +156,13 @@
 	if (!cmx270_pcmcia_device)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	cmx270_pcmcia_device->dev.platform_data = &cmx270_pcmcia_ops;
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(cmx270_pcmcia_device, &cmx270_pcmcia_ops,
+				       sizeof(cmx270_pcmcia_ops));
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Registering cm-x270 PCMCIA interface.\n");
-	ret = platform_device_add(cmx270_pcmcia_device);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Registering cm-x270 PCMCIA interface.\n");
+		ret = platform_device_add(cmx270_pcmcia_device);
+	}
 
 	if (ret)
 		platform_device_put(cmx270_pcmcia_device);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_mainstone.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_mainstone.c
index 36a5996..92d1cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_mainstone.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_mainstone.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-static struct pcmcia_low_level mst_pcmcia_ops = {
+static struct pcmcia_low_level mst_pcmcia_ops __initdata = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.hw_init		= mst_pcmcia_hw_init,
 	.hw_shutdown		= mst_pcmcia_hw_shutdown,
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@
 	if (!mst_pcmcia_device)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mst_pcmcia_device->dev.platform_data = &mst_pcmcia_ops;
-
-	ret = platform_device_add(mst_pcmcia_device);
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(mst_pcmcia_device, &mst_pcmcia_ops,
+				       sizeof(mst_pcmcia_ops));
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = platform_device_add(mst_pcmcia_device);
 
 	if (ret)
 		platform_device_put(mst_pcmcia_device);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c
index d5c33bd..d71f93d 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_sharpsl.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 	sharpsl_pcmcia_init_reset(skt);
 }
 
-static struct pcmcia_low_level sharpsl_pcmcia_ops = {
+static struct pcmcia_low_level sharpsl_pcmcia_ops __initdata = {
 	.owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.hw_init                = sharpsl_pcmcia_hw_init,
 	.hw_shutdown            = sharpsl_pcmcia_hw_shutdown,
@@ -261,10 +261,12 @@
 	if (!sharpsl_pcmcia_device)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sharpsl_pcmcia_device->dev.platform_data = &sharpsl_pcmcia_ops;
-	sharpsl_pcmcia_device->dev.parent = platform_scoop_config->devs[0].dev;
-
-	ret = platform_device_add(sharpsl_pcmcia_device);
+	ret = platform_device_add_data(sharpsl_pcmcia_device,
+			&sharpsl_pcmcia_ops, sizeof(sharpsl_pcmcia_ops));
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		sharpsl_pcmcia_device->dev.parent = platform_scoop_config->devs[0].dev;
+		ret = platform_device_add(sharpsl_pcmcia_device);
+	}
 
 	if (ret)
 		platform_device_put(sharpsl_pcmcia_device);