diff --git a/board/mpc8540eval/mpc8540eval.c b/board/mpc8540eval/mpc8540eval.c
index ed6bbb4..04a7470 100644
--- a/board/mpc8540eval/mpc8540eval.c
+++ b/board/mpc8540eval/mpc8540eval.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
 		uint *p = 0;
 		uint i = 0;
 		volatile ccsr_ddr_t *ddr= (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_DDR_ADDR);
-		dma_init();
+
 		for (*p = 0; p < (uint *)(8 * 1024); p++) {
 			if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1f) == 0) { dcbz(p); }
 			*p = (unsigned int)0xdeadbeef;
diff --git a/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c b/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c
index f8527f9..17f900b 100644
--- a/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c
+++ b/board/sbc8560/sbc8560.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
 		uint *p = 0;
 		uint i = 0;
 		volatile ccsr_ddr_t *ddr= (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_DDR_ADDR);
-		dma_init();
+
 		for (*p = 0; p < (uint *)(8 * 1024); p++) {
 			if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1f) == 0) { dcbz(p); }
 			*p = (unsigned int)0xdeadbeef;
diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c b/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
index c98dd8d..41de694 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ void cpu_init_f (void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC8536)
 	fsl_serdes_init();
 #endif
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_FSL_DMA)
+	dma_init();
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/ddr-gen1.c b/cpu/mpc85xx/ddr-gen1.c
index 9fc498e..3bf872b 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/ddr-gen1.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/ddr-gen1.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ ddr_enable_ecc(unsigned int dram_size)
 	uint i = 0;
 	volatile ccsr_ddr_t *ddr= (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_DDR_ADDR);
 
-	dma_init();
-
 	for (*p = 0; p < (uint *)(8 * 1024); p++) {
 		if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1f) == 0) {
 			ppcDcbz((unsigned long) p);
diff --git a/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu_init.c b/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu_init.c
index 49528aa..341e815 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu_init.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu_init.c
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ void cpu_init_f(void)
 	memctl->or7 = CONFIG_SYS_OR7_PRELIM;
 	memctl->br7 = CONFIG_SYS_BR7_PRELIM;
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_FSL_DMA)
+	dma_init();
+#endif
 
 	/* enable the timebase bit in HID0 */
 	set_hid0(get_hid0() | 0x4000000);