},
 };
 
+static struct platform_device simone_audio_device = {
+       .name           = "simone-audio",
+       .id             = -1,
+};
+
+static void __init simone_register_audio(void)
+{
+       ep93xx_register_ac97();
+       platform_device_register(&simone_audio_device);
+}
+
 static void __init simone_init_machine(void)
 {
        ep93xx_init_devices();
        ep93xx_register_fb(&simone_fb_info);
        ep93xx_register_i2c(&simone_i2c_gpio_data, simone_i2c_board_info,
                            ARRAY_SIZE(simone_i2c_board_info));
-       ep93xx_register_ac97();
+       simone_register_audio();
 }
 
 MACHINE_START(SIM_ONE, "Simplemachines Sim.One Board")