diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/emif4.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/emif4.c
index 2227576b7b3135e02cc8eda28895fa741320f204..30856372b3f9aa4f640488f4c4b60fdd29237eb6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/emif4.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/emif4.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/arch/emif4.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 extern omap3_sysinfo sysinfo;
 
 static emif4_t *emif4_base = (emif4_t *)OMAP34XX_SDRC_BASE;
@@ -139,7 +140,6 @@ void do_emif4_init(void)
  */
 int dram_init(void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	unsigned int size0 = 0, size1 = 0;
 
 	size0 = get_sdr_cs_size(CS0);
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ int dram_init(void)
 
 void dram_init_banksize (void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	unsigned int size0 = 0, size1 = 0;
 
 	size0 = get_sdr_cs_size(CS0);
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/sdrc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/sdrc.c
index a4979ce61d04762a94cc17e0635b998f559fbbc0..2a7970b4d00aba470635d3cd38eda48b141d5913 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/sdrc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/sdrc.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/mem.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 extern omap3_sysinfo sysinfo;
 
 static struct sdrc *sdrc_base = (struct sdrc *)OMAP34XX_SDRC_BASE;
@@ -172,7 +173,6 @@ void do_sdrc_init(u32 cs, u32 early)
  */
 int dram_init(void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	unsigned int size0 = 0, size1 = 0;
 
 	size0 = get_sdr_cs_size(CS0);
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ int dram_init(void)
 
 void dram_init_banksize (void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 	unsigned int size0 = 0, size1 = 0;
 
 	size0 = get_sdr_cs_size(CS0);