diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
index 7012e51..d028e8d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
+#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/fsl_devices.h>
 #include <linux/fs_enet_pd.h>
 #include <linux/fs_uart_pd.h>
@@ -1199,3 +1200,89 @@
 arch_initcall(cpm_smc_uart_of_init);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_8xx */
+
+int __init fsl_spi_init(struct spi_board_info *board_infos,
+			unsigned int num_board_infos,
+			void (*activate_cs)(u8 cs, u8 polarity),
+			void (*deactivate_cs)(u8 cs, u8 polarity))
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	unsigned int i;
+	const u32 *sysclk;
+
+	np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "qe");
+	if (!np)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	sysclk = of_get_property(np, "bus-frequency", NULL);
+	if (!sysclk)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	for (np = NULL, i = 1;
+	     (np = of_find_compatible_node(np, "spi", "fsl_spi")) != NULL;
+	     i++) {
+		int ret = 0;
+		unsigned int j;
+		const void *prop;
+		struct resource res[2];
+		struct platform_device *pdev;
+		struct fsl_spi_platform_data pdata = {
+			.activate_cs = activate_cs,
+			.deactivate_cs = deactivate_cs,
+		};
+
+		memset(res, 0, sizeof(res));
+
+		pdata.sysclk = *sysclk;
+
+		prop = of_get_property(np, "reg", NULL);
+		if (!prop)
+			goto err;
+		pdata.bus_num = *(u32 *)prop;
+
+		prop = of_get_property(np, "mode", NULL);
+		if (prop && !strcmp(prop, "cpu-qe"))
+			pdata.qe_mode = 1;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < num_board_infos; j++) {
+			if (board_infos[j].bus_num == pdata.bus_num)
+				pdata.max_chipselect++;
+		}
+
+		if (!pdata.max_chipselect)
+			goto err;
+
+		ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &res[0]);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+
+		ret = of_irq_to_resource(np, 0, &res[1]);
+		if (ret == NO_IRQ)
+			goto err;
+
+		pdev = platform_device_alloc("mpc83xx_spi", i);
+		if (!pdev)
+			goto err;
+
+		ret = platform_device_add_data(pdev, &pdata, sizeof(pdata));
+		if (ret)
+			goto unreg;
+
+		ret = platform_device_add_resources(pdev, res,
+						    ARRAY_SIZE(res));
+		if (ret)
+			goto unreg;
+
+		ret = platform_device_register(pdev);
+		if (ret)
+			goto unreg;
+
+		continue;
+unreg:
+		platform_device_del(pdev);
+err:
+		continue;
+	}
+
+	return spi_register_board_info(board_infos, num_board_infos);
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h
index 04e145b..618d91d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.h
@@ -8,5 +8,12 @@
 extern u32 get_brgfreq(void);
 extern u32 get_baudrate(void);
 
+struct spi_board_info;
+
+extern int fsl_spi_init(struct spi_board_info *board_infos,
+			unsigned int num_board_infos,
+			void (*activate_cs)(u8 cs, u8 polarity),
+			void (*deactivate_cs)(u8 cs, u8 polarity));
+
 #endif
 #endif