&omap3xxx_uart2_hwmod,
        &omap3xxx_uart3_hwmod,
 
-       /* dss class */
-       &omap3xxx_dss_dispc_hwmod,
-       &omap3xxx_dss_dsi1_hwmod,
-       &omap3xxx_dss_rfbi_hwmod,
-       &omap3xxx_dss_venc_hwmod,
-
        /* i2c class */
        &omap3xxx_i2c1_hwmod,
        &omap3xxx_i2c2_hwmod,
        NULL
 };
 
+static __initdata struct omap_hwmod *omap3xxx_dss_hwmods[] = {
+       /* dss class */
+       &omap3xxx_dss_dispc_hwmod,
+       &omap3xxx_dss_dsi1_hwmod,
+       &omap3xxx_dss_rfbi_hwmod,
+       &omap3xxx_dss_venc_hwmod,
+       NULL
+};
+
 int __init omap3xxx_hwmod_init(void)
 {
        int r;
 
        if (h)
                r = omap_hwmod_register(h);
+       if (r < 0)
+               return r;
+
+       /*
+        * DSS code presumes that dss_core hwmod is handled first,
+        * _before_ any other DSS related hwmods so register common
+        * DSS hwmods last to ensure that dss_core is already registered.
+        * Otherwise some change things may happen, for ex. if dispc
+        * is handled before dss_core and DSS is enabled in bootloader
+        * DIPSC will be reset with outputs enabled which sometimes leads
+        * to unrecoverable L3 error.
+        * XXX The long-term fix to this is to ensure modules are set up
+        * in dependency order in the hwmod core code.
+        */
+       r = omap_hwmod_register(omap3xxx_dss_hwmods);
 
        return r;
 }