diff --git a/board/nvidia/common/board.c b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
index d13537d166..370a25906d 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/common/board.c
+++ b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
@@ -101,16 +101,6 @@ static void pin_mux_uart(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TEGRA2_MMC
-/*
- * Routine: clock_init_mmc
- * Description: init the PLL and clocks for the SDMMC controllers
- */
-static void clock_init_mmc(void)
-{
-	clock_start_periph_pll(PERIPH_ID_SDMMC4, CLOCK_ID_PERIPH, 20000000);
-	clock_start_periph_pll(PERIPH_ID_SDMMC3, CLOCK_ID_PERIPH, 20000000);
-}
-
 /*
  * Routine: pin_mux_mmc
  * Description: setup the pin muxes/tristate values for the SDMMC(s)
@@ -157,8 +147,7 @@ int board_init(void)
 int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bd)
 {
 	debug("board_mmc_init called\n");
-	/* Enable clocks, muxes, etc. for SDMMC controllers */
-	clock_init_mmc();
+	/* Enable muxes, etc. for SDMMC controllers */
 	pin_mux_mmc();
 	gpio_config_mmc();
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/tegra2_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/tegra2_mmc.c
index 9e741f223c..78b11900ed 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/tegra2_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/tegra2_mmc.c
@@ -435,14 +435,22 @@ static int mmc_core_init(struct mmc *mmc)
 
 static int tegra2_mmc_initialize(int dev_index, int bus_width)
 {
+	struct mmc_host *host;
 	struct mmc *mmc;
 
 	debug(" mmc_initialize called\n");
 
+	host = &mmc_host[dev_index];
+
+	host->clock = 0;
+	tegra2_get_setup(host, dev_index);
+
+	clock_start_periph_pll(host->mmc_id, CLOCK_ID_PERIPH, 20000000);
+
 	mmc = &mmc_dev[dev_index];
 
 	sprintf(mmc->name, "Tegra2 SD/MMC");
-	mmc->priv = &mmc_host[dev_index];
+	mmc->priv = host;
 	mmc->send_cmd = mmc_send_cmd;
 	mmc->set_ios = mmc_set_ios;
 	mmc->init = mmc_core_init;
@@ -465,8 +473,6 @@ static int tegra2_mmc_initialize(int dev_index, int bus_width)
 	mmc->f_min = 375000;
 	mmc->f_max = 48000000;
 
-	mmc_host[dev_index].clock = 0;
-	tegra2_get_setup(&mmc_host[dev_index], dev_index);
 	mmc_register(mmc);
 
 	return 0;