diff --git a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index 3df5b4c58ecd..620b8d54223d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -803,9 +803,6 @@ static void pdev_shutdown(struct platform_device *device)
 static int pdev_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 {
 	DBG("%s", device->name);
-	if (platform_driver_register(&omap_dmm_driver))
-		dev_err(&device->dev, "DMM registration failed\n");
-
 	return drm_platform_init(&omap_drm_driver, device);
 }
 
@@ -833,6 +830,10 @@ struct platform_driver pdev = {
 static int __init omap_drm_init(void)
 {
 	DBG("init");
+	if (platform_driver_register(&omap_dmm_driver)) {
+		/* we can continue on without DMM.. so not fatal */
+		dev_err(NULL, "DMM registration failed\n");
+	}
 	return platform_driver_register(&pdev);
 }