diff --git a/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon.c b/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon.c
index b0f44a2937b9..921ce1834673 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_chipcommon.c
@@ -115,6 +115,33 @@ int bcma_chipco_watchdog_register(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void bcma_core_chipcommon_flash_detect(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
+{
+	struct bcma_bus *bus = cc->core->bus;
+
+	switch (cc->capabilities & BCMA_CC_CAP_FLASHT) {
+	case BCMA_CC_FLASHT_STSER:
+	case BCMA_CC_FLASHT_ATSER:
+		bcma_debug(bus, "Found serial flash\n");
+		bcma_sflash_init(cc);
+		break;
+	case BCMA_CC_FLASHT_PARA:
+		bcma_debug(bus, "Found parallel flash\n");
+		bcma_pflash_init(cc);
+		break;
+	default:
+		bcma_err(bus, "Flash type not supported\n");
+	}
+
+	if (cc->core->id.rev == 38 ||
+	    bus->chipinfo.id == BCMA_CHIP_ID_BCM4706) {
+		if (cc->capabilities & BCMA_CC_CAP_NFLASH) {
+			bcma_debug(bus, "Found NAND flash\n");
+			bcma_nflash_init(cc);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void bcma_core_chipcommon_early_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
 {
 	struct bcma_bus *bus = cc->core->bus;
@@ -136,6 +163,9 @@ void bcma_core_chipcommon_early_init(struct bcma_drv_cc *cc)
 	if (IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_BCM47XX) && bus->hosttype == BCMA_HOSTTYPE_SOC)
 		bcma_chipco_serial_init(cc);
 
+	if (bus->hosttype == BCMA_HOSTTYPE_SOC)
+		bcma_core_chipcommon_flash_detect(cc);
+
 	cc->early_setup_done = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/bcma/driver_mips.c b/drivers/bcma/driver_mips.c
index 967b0e85e2cc..96f171328200 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/driver_mips.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/driver_mips.c
@@ -250,34 +250,11 @@ static enum bcma_boot_dev bcma_boot_dev(struct bcma_bus *bus)
 	return BCMA_BOOT_DEV_SERIAL;
 }
 
-static void bcma_core_mips_flash_detect(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore)
+static void bcma_core_mips_nvram_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore)
 {
 	struct bcma_bus *bus = mcore->core->bus;
-	struct bcma_drv_cc *cc = &bus->drv_cc;
 	enum bcma_boot_dev boot_dev;
 
-	switch (cc->capabilities & BCMA_CC_CAP_FLASHT) {
-	case BCMA_CC_FLASHT_STSER:
-	case BCMA_CC_FLASHT_ATSER:
-		bcma_debug(bus, "Found serial flash\n");
-		bcma_sflash_init(cc);
-		break;
-	case BCMA_CC_FLASHT_PARA:
-		bcma_debug(bus, "Found parallel flash\n");
-		bcma_pflash_init(cc);
-		break;
-	default:
-		bcma_err(bus, "Flash type not supported\n");
-	}
-
-	if (cc->core->id.rev == 38 ||
-	    bus->chipinfo.id == BCMA_CHIP_ID_BCM4706) {
-		if (cc->capabilities & BCMA_CC_CAP_NFLASH) {
-			bcma_debug(bus, "Found NAND flash\n");
-			bcma_nflash_init(cc);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Determine flash type this SoC boots from */
 	boot_dev = bcma_boot_dev(bus);
 	switch (boot_dev) {
@@ -304,7 +281,7 @@ void bcma_core_mips_early_init(struct bcma_drv_mips *mcore)
 	if (mcore->early_setup_done)
 		return;
 
-	bcma_core_mips_flash_detect(mcore);
+	bcma_core_mips_nvram_init(mcore);
 
 	mcore->early_setup_done = true;
 }