diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index 9f67338..e017915 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config ARCH_MXC
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0 if ARCH_MULTI_V6_V7
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
+	select SOC_BUS
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select USE_OF
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h
index 282af93..4f9aea9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ extern int mxc_device_init(void);
 void imx_set_soc_revision(unsigned int rev);
 unsigned int imx_get_soc_revision(void);
 void imx_init_revision_from_anatop(void);
+struct device *imx_soc_device_init(void);
 
 enum mxc_cpu_pwr_mode {
 	WAIT_CLOCKED,		/* wfi only */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpu.c
index 51f6c51..fae2c9a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpu.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/sys_soc.h>
 
 #include "hardware.h"
 #include "common.h"
@@ -56,3 +59,81 @@ void __init imx_set_aips(void __iomem *base)
 	reg = __raw_readl(base + 0x50) & 0x00FFFFFF;
 	__raw_writel(reg, base + 0x50);
 }
+
+struct device * __init imx_soc_device_init(void)
+{
+	struct soc_device_attribute *soc_dev_attr;
+	struct soc_device *soc_dev;
+	struct device_node *root;
+	const char *soc_id;
+	int ret;
+
+	soc_dev_attr = kzalloc(sizeof(*soc_dev_attr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!soc_dev_attr)
+		return NULL;
+
+	soc_dev_attr->family = "Freescale i.MX";
+
+	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
+	ret = of_property_read_string(root, "model", &soc_dev_attr->machine);
+	of_node_put(root);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_soc;
+
+	switch (__mxc_cpu_type) {
+	case MXC_CPU_MX1:
+		soc_id = "i.MX1";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX21:
+		soc_id = "i.MX21";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX25:
+		soc_id = "i.MX25";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX27:
+		soc_id = "i.MX27";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX31:
+		soc_id = "i.MX31";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX35:
+		soc_id = "i.MX35";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX51:
+		soc_id = "i.MX51";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_MX53:
+		soc_id = "i.MX53";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_IMX6SL:
+		soc_id = "i.MX6SL";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_IMX6DL:
+		soc_id = "i.MX6DL";
+		break;
+	case MXC_CPU_IMX6Q:
+		soc_id = "i.MX6Q";
+		break;
+	default:
+		soc_id = "Unknown";
+	}
+	soc_dev_attr->soc_id = soc_id;
+
+	soc_dev_attr->revision = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%d.%d",
+					   (imx_soc_revision >> 4) & 0xf,
+					   imx_soc_revision & 0xf);
+	if (!soc_dev_attr->revision)
+		goto free_soc;
+
+	soc_dev = soc_device_register(soc_dev_attr);
+	if (IS_ERR(soc_dev))
+		goto free_rev;
+
+	return soc_device_to_device(soc_dev);
+
+free_rev:
+	kfree(soc_dev_attr->revision);
+free_soc:
+	kfree(soc_dev_attr);
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
index ea01ac3..ebcfd8d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c
@@ -164,9 +164,15 @@ static void __init imx6q_1588_init(void)
 
 static void __init imx6q_init_machine(void)
 {
+	struct device *parent;
+
+	parent = imx_soc_device_init();
+	if (parent == NULL)
+		pr_warn("failed to initialize soc device\n");
+
 	imx6q_enet_phy_init();
 
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
+	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, parent);
 
 	imx_anatop_init();
 	imx6q_pm_init();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
index b1aaa47..5c767f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6sl.c
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@ static void __init imx6sl_fec_init(void)
 
 static void __init imx6sl_init_machine(void)
 {
+	struct device *parent;
+
 	mxc_arch_reset_init_dt();
 
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
+	parent = imx_soc_device_init();
+	if (parent == NULL)
+		pr_warn("failed to initialize soc device\n");
+
+	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, parent);
 
 	imx6sl_fec_init();
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h
index 8629e5b..99e03ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mxc.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define MXC_CPU_MX35		35
 #define MXC_CPU_MX51		51
 #define MXC_CPU_MX53		53
+#define MXC_CPU_IMX6SL		0x60
 #define MXC_CPU_IMX6DL		0x61
 #define MXC_CPU_IMX6Q		0x63
 
