diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
index c9eef2b9b86f..99dd184f50f1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static void n8x0_mmc_cleanup(struct device *dev)
  * MMC controller2 is not in use.
  */
 static struct omap_mmc_platform_data mmc1_data = {
-	.nr_slots			= 2,
+	.nr_slots			= 0,
 	.switch_slot			= n8x0_mmc_switch_slot,
 	.init				= n8x0_mmc_late_init,
 	.cleanup			= n8x0_mmc_cleanup,
@@ -596,12 +596,13 @@ static void __init n8x0_mmc_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	mmc1_data.nr_slots = 2;
 	mmc_data[0] = &mmc1_data;
 	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
 		omap242x_init_mmc(mmc_data);
 }
 #else
-
+static struct omap_mmc_platform_data mmc1_data;
 void __init n8x0_mmc_init(void)
 {
 }
@@ -746,6 +747,24 @@ static int __init n8x0_late_initcall(void)
 }
 omap_late_initcall(n8x0_late_initcall);
 
+/*
+ * Legacy init pdata init for n8x0. Note that we want to follow the
+ * I2C bus numbering starting at 0 for device tree like other omaps.
+ */
+void * __init n8x0_legacy_init(void)
+{
+	board_check_revision();
+	spi_register_board_info(n800_spi_board_info,
+				ARRAY_SIZE(n800_spi_board_info));
+	i2c_register_board_info(0, n8x0_i2c_board_info_1,
+				ARRAY_SIZE(n8x0_i2c_board_info_1));
+	if (board_is_n810())
+		i2c_register_board_info(1, n810_i2c_board_info_2,
+					ARRAY_SIZE(n810_i2c_board_info_2));
+
+	return &mmc1_data;
+}
+
 static void __init n8x0_init_machine(void)
 {
 	board_check_revision();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h
index 72bb41b3fd25..f338177e6900 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ struct ads7846_platform_data;
 
 void omap_ads7846_init(int bus_num, int gpio_pendown, int gpio_debounce,
 		       struct ads7846_platform_data *board_pdata);
+void *n8x0_legacy_init(void);
 
 #endif /* __OMAP_COMMON_BOARD_DEVICES__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c
index 468e4c1f2976..6a7554515b6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pdata-quirks.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ struct pdata_init {
 	void (*fn)(void);
 };
 
+struct of_dev_auxdata omap_auxdata_lookup[];
+
 /*
  * Create alias for USB host PHY clock.
  * Remove this when clock phandle can be provided via DT
@@ -68,6 +70,15 @@ static inline void legacy_init_wl12xx(unsigned ref_clock,
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MACH_NOKIA_N8X0
+static void __init omap2420_n8x0_legacy_init(void)
+{
+	omap_auxdata_lookup[0].platform_data = n8x0_legacy_init();
+}
+#else
+#define omap2420_n8x0_legacy_init	NULL
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3
 static void __init hsmmc2_internal_input_clk(void)
 {
@@ -130,6 +141,11 @@ void omap_pcs_legacy_init(int irq, void (*rearm)(void))
  * the dev entries in of_platform_populate().
  */
 static struct pdata_init auxdata_quirks[] __initdata = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_OMAP2420
+	{ "nokia,n800", omap2420_n8x0_legacy_init, },
+	{ "nokia,n810", omap2420_n8x0_legacy_init, },
+	{ "nokia,n810-wimax", omap2420_n8x0_legacy_init, },
+#endif
 	{ /* sentinel */ },
 };