diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index 9b82910..6585620 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -100,15 +100,39 @@ static unsigned int esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	return clk_get_rate(pltfm_host->clk) / 256 / 16;
 }
 
-static int esdhc_pltfm_init(struct sdhci_host *host, struct sdhci_pltfm_data *pdata)
+static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_esdhc_ops = {
+	.read_w = esdhc_readw_le,
+	.write_w = esdhc_writew_le,
+	.write_b = esdhc_writeb_le,
+	.set_clock = esdhc_set_clock,
+	.get_max_clock = esdhc_pltfm_get_max_clock,
+	.get_min_clock = esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock,
+};
+
+static struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_esdhc_imx_pdata = {
+	.quirks = ESDHC_DEFAULT_QUIRKS | SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ADMA,
+	/* ADMA has issues. Might be fixable */
+	.ops = &sdhci_esdhc_ops,
+};
+
+static int __devinit sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
+	struct sdhci_host *host;
 	struct clk *clk;
+	int ret;
+
+	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, &sdhci_esdhc_imx_pdata);
+	if (!host)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
 
 	clk = clk_get(mmc_dev(host->mmc), NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
 		dev_err(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "clk err\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(clk);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(clk);
+		goto err_clk_get;
 	}
 	clk_enable(clk);
 	pltfm_host->clk = clk;
@@ -120,30 +144,68 @@ static int esdhc_pltfm_init(struct sdhci_host *host, struct sdhci_pltfm_data *pd
 	if (cpu_is_mx25() || cpu_is_mx35())
 		host->quirks |= SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_MULTIBLOCK;
 
+	ret = sdhci_add_host(host);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_add_host;
+
 	return 0;
+
+err_add_host:
+	clk_disable(pltfm_host->clk);
+	clk_put(pltfm_host->clk);
+err_clk_get:
+	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static void esdhc_pltfm_exit(struct sdhci_host *host)
+static int __devexit sdhci_esdhc_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+	int dead = 0;
+	u32 scratch;
+
+	dead = 0;
+	scratch = readl(host->ioaddr + SDHCI_INT_STATUS);
+	if (scratch == (u32)-1)
+		dead = 1;
+
+	sdhci_remove_host(host, dead);
 
 	clk_disable(pltfm_host->clk);
 	clk_put(pltfm_host->clk);
+
+	sdhci_pltfm_free(pdev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_esdhc_ops = {
-	.read_w = esdhc_readw_le,
-	.write_w = esdhc_writew_le,
-	.write_b = esdhc_writeb_le,
-	.set_clock = esdhc_set_clock,
-	.get_max_clock = esdhc_pltfm_get_max_clock,
-	.get_min_clock = esdhc_pltfm_get_min_clock,
+static struct platform_driver sdhci_esdhc_imx_driver = {
+	.driver		= {
+		.name	= "sdhci-esdhc-imx",
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+	.probe		= sdhci_esdhc_imx_probe,
+	.remove		= __devexit_p(sdhci_esdhc_imx_remove),
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+	.suspend	= sdhci_pltfm_suspend,
+	.resume		= sdhci_pltfm_resume,
+#endif
 };
 
-struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_esdhc_imx_pdata = {
-	.quirks = ESDHC_DEFAULT_QUIRKS | SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ADMA,
-	/* ADMA has issues. Might be fixable */
-	.ops = &sdhci_esdhc_ops,
-	.init = esdhc_pltfm_init,
-	.exit = esdhc_pltfm_exit,
-};
+static int __init sdhci_esdhc_imx_init(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_register(&sdhci_esdhc_imx_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit sdhci_esdhc_imx_exit(void)
+{
+	platform_driver_unregister(&sdhci_esdhc_imx_driver);
+}
+
+module_init(sdhci_esdhc_imx_init);
+module_exit(sdhci_esdhc_imx_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SDHCI driver for i.MX eSDHC");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
index ccc04ac..38b8cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.c
@@ -44,6 +44,83 @@
 static struct sdhci_ops sdhci_pltfm_ops = {
 };
 
+struct sdhci_host *sdhci_pltfm_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
+				    struct sdhci_pltfm_data *pdata)
+{
+	struct sdhci_host *host;
+	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host;
+	struct resource *iomem;
+	int ret;
+
+	iomem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (!iomem) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (resource_size(iomem) < 0x100)
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Invalid iomem size!\n");
+
+	/* Some PCI-based MFD need the parent here */
+	if (pdev->dev.parent != &platform_bus)
+		host = sdhci_alloc_host(pdev->dev.parent, sizeof(*pltfm_host));
+	else
+		host = sdhci_alloc_host(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pltfm_host));
+
+	if (IS_ERR(host)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(host);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
+
+	host->hw_name = "SDHCI";
+	if (pdata && pdata->ops)
+		host->ops = pdata->ops;
+	else
+		host->ops = &sdhci_pltfm_ops;
+	if (pdata)
+		host->quirks = pdata->quirks;
+	host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+
+	if (!request_mem_region(iomem->start, resource_size(iomem),
+		mmc_hostname(host->mmc))) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot request region\n");
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto err_request;
+	}
+
+	host->ioaddr = ioremap(iomem->start, resource_size(iomem));
+	if (!host->ioaddr) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to remap registers\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_remap;
+	}
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
+
+	return host;
+
+err_remap:
+	release_mem_region(iomem->start, resource_size(iomem));
+err_request:
+	sdhci_free_host(host);
+err:
+	pr_err("%s failed %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void sdhci_pltfm_free(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct resource *iomem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+
+	iounmap(host->ioaddr);
+	release_mem_region(iomem->start, resource_size(iomem));
+	sdhci_free_host(host);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************\
  *                                                                           *
  * Device probing/removal                                                    *
@@ -198,9 +275,6 @@ static const struct platform_device_id sdhci_pltfm_ids[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_CNS3XXX
 	{ "sdhci-cns3xxx", (kernel_ulong_t)&sdhci_cns3xxx_pdata },
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ESDHC_IMX
-	{ "sdhci-esdhc-imx", (kernel_ulong_t)&sdhci_esdhc_imx_pdata },
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_DOVE
 	{ "sdhci-dove", (kernel_ulong_t)&sdhci_dove_pdata },
 #endif
@@ -212,14 +286,14 @@ static const struct platform_device_id sdhci_pltfm_ids[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, sdhci_pltfm_ids);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int sdhci_pltfm_suspend(struct platform_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
+int sdhci_pltfm_suspend(struct platform_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	return sdhci_suspend_host(host, state);
 }
 
-static int sdhci_pltfm_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
+int sdhci_pltfm_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.h
index c67523d..8357eba 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pltfm.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/sdhci-pltfm.h>
 
 struct sdhci_pltfm_host {
@@ -21,9 +22,17 @@ struct sdhci_pltfm_host {
 };
 
 extern struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_cns3xxx_pdata;
-extern struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_esdhc_imx_pdata;
 extern struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_dove_pdata;
 extern struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_tegra_pdata;
 extern struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_tegra_dt_pdata;
 
+struct sdhci_host *sdhci_pltfm_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
+				    struct sdhci_pltfm_data *pdata);
+void sdhci_pltfm_free(struct platform_device *pdev);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+int sdhci_pltfm_suspend(struct platform_device *dev, pm_message_t state);
+int sdhci_pltfm_resume(struct platform_device *dev);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _DRIVERS_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM_H */
