diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
index d605e05..0b4abd4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-devkit8000.c
@@ -649,6 +649,10 @@
 
 static void __init devkit8000_init(void)
 {
+	omap_serial_init();
+
+	omap_dm9000_init();
+
 	devkit8000_i2c_init();
 	platform_add_devices(devkit8000_devices,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(devkit8000_devices));
@@ -658,10 +662,6 @@
 	spi_register_board_info(devkit8000_spi_board_info,
 	ARRAY_SIZE(devkit8000_spi_board_info));
 
-	omap_serial_init();
-
-	omap_dm9000_init();
-
 	devkit8000_ads7846_init();
 
 	omap_mux_init_gpio(170, OMAP_PIN_INPUT);