diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
index bdb952f..d4b3da3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ static int omap_dss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* keep clocks enabled to prevent context saves/restores during init */
 	dss_clk_enable(DSS_CLK_ICK | DSS_CLK_FCK1);
 
-	r = rfbi_init();
+	r = rfbi_init_platform_driver();
 	if (r) {
-		DSSERR("Failed to initialize rfbi\n");
+		DSSERR("Failed to initialize rfbi platform driver\n");
 		goto err_rfbi;
 	}
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ err_venc:
 err_dispc:
 	dpi_exit();
 err_dpi:
-	rfbi_exit();
+	rfbi_uninit_platform_driver();
 err_rfbi:
 	dss_uninit_platform_driver();
 err_dss:
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int omap_dss_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	venc_exit();
 	dispc_exit();
 	dpi_exit();
-	rfbi_exit();
+	rfbi_uninit_platform_driver();
 	if (cpu_is_omap34xx()) {
 		dsi_exit();
 		sdi_exit();
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index c535ee1..0ba4bdb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ static inline void venc_exit(void)
 
 /* RFBI */
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS_RFBI
-int rfbi_init(void);
-void rfbi_exit(void);
+int rfbi_init_platform_driver(void);
+void rfbi_uninit_platform_driver(void);
 void rfbi_dump_regs(struct seq_file *s);
 
 int rfbi_configure(int rfbi_module, int bpp, int lines);
@@ -440,11 +440,11 @@ void rfbi_set_timings(int rfbi_module, struct rfbi_timings *t);
 unsigned long rfbi_get_max_tx_rate(void);
 int rfbi_init_display(struct omap_dss_device *display);
 #else
-static inline int rfbi_init(void)
+static inline int rfbi_init_platform_driver(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void rfbi_exit(void)
+static inline void rfbi_uninit_platform_driver(void)
 {
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c
index 10a2ffe..a64e119 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/rfbi.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static int rfbi_convert_timings(struct rfbi_timings *t);
 static void rfbi_get_clk_info(u32 *clk_period, u32 *max_clk_div);
 
 static struct {
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	void __iomem	*base;
 
 	unsigned long	l4_khz;
@@ -957,50 +958,6 @@ void rfbi_dump_regs(struct seq_file *s)
 #undef DUMPREG
 }
 
-int rfbi_init(void)
-{
-	u32 rev;
-	u32 l;
-
-	spin_lock_init(&rfbi.cmd_lock);
-
-	init_completion(&rfbi.cmd_done);
-	atomic_set(&rfbi.cmd_fifo_full, 0);
-	atomic_set(&rfbi.cmd_pending, 0);
-
-	rfbi.base = ioremap(RFBI_BASE, SZ_256);
-	if (!rfbi.base) {
-		DSSERR("can't ioremap RFBI\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rfbi_enable_clocks(1);
-
-	msleep(10);
-
-	rfbi.l4_khz = dss_clk_get_rate(DSS_CLK_ICK) / 1000;
-
-	/* Enable autoidle and smart-idle */
-	l = rfbi_read_reg(RFBI_SYSCONFIG);
-	l |= (1 << 0) | (2 << 3);
-	rfbi_write_reg(RFBI_SYSCONFIG, l);
-
-	rev = rfbi_read_reg(RFBI_REVISION);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "OMAP RFBI rev %d.%d\n",
-	       FLD_GET(rev, 7, 4), FLD_GET(rev, 3, 0));
-
-	rfbi_enable_clocks(0);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void rfbi_exit(void)
-{
-	DSSDBG("rfbi_exit\n");
-
-	iounmap(rfbi.base);
-}
-
 int omapdss_rfbi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -1056,3 +1013,68 @@ int rfbi_init_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	dssdev->caps = OMAP_DSS_DISPLAY_CAP_MANUAL_UPDATE;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* RFBI HW IP initialisation */
+static int omap_rfbihw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	u32 rev;
+	u32 l;
+
+	rfbi.pdev = pdev;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&rfbi.cmd_lock);
+
+	init_completion(&rfbi.cmd_done);
+	atomic_set(&rfbi.cmd_fifo_full, 0);
+	atomic_set(&rfbi.cmd_pending, 0);
+
+	rfbi.base = ioremap(RFBI_BASE, SZ_256);
+	if (!rfbi.base) {
+		DSSERR("can't ioremap RFBI\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	rfbi_enable_clocks(1);
+
+	msleep(10);
+
+	rfbi.l4_khz = dss_clk_get_rate(DSS_CLK_ICK) / 1000;
+
+	/* Enable autoidle and smart-idle */
+	l = rfbi_read_reg(RFBI_SYSCONFIG);
+	l |= (1 << 0) | (2 << 3);
+	rfbi_write_reg(RFBI_SYSCONFIG, l);
+
+	rev = rfbi_read_reg(RFBI_REVISION);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "OMAP RFBI rev %d.%d\n",
+	       FLD_GET(rev, 7, 4), FLD_GET(rev, 3, 0));
+
+	rfbi_enable_clocks(0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int omap_rfbihw_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	iounmap(rfbi.base);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver omap_rfbihw_driver = {
+	.probe          = omap_rfbihw_probe,
+	.remove         = omap_rfbihw_remove,
+	.driver         = {
+		.name   = "omap_rfbi",
+		.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+};
+
+int rfbi_init_platform_driver(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_register(&omap_rfbihw_driver);
+}
+
+void rfbi_uninit_platform_driver(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_unregister(&omap_rfbihw_driver);
+}
