diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c b/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
index 4f5726f1a55b..e18cebb076bf 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/memblock.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/root_dev.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -424,6 +425,9 @@ static int __init customize_machine(void)
 	/* customizes platform devices, or adds new ones */
 	if (machine_desc->init_machine)
 		machine_desc->init_machine();
+	else
+		of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL,
+				     NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 arch_initcall(customize_machine);