diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/am35x.c b/drivers/usb/musb/am35x.c
index 044cd82..05459b5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/am35x.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/am35x.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ static int am35x_musb_init(struct musb *musb)
 	if (!rev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	musb->xceiv = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(musb->xceiv))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
@@ -402,7 +401,6 @@ static int am35x_musb_exit(struct musb *musb)
 		data->set_phy_power(0);
 
 	usb_put_phy(musb->xceiv);
-	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -505,6 +503,7 @@ static int am35x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pdata->platform_ops		= &am35x_ops;
 
+	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, glue);
 
 	pinfo = am35x_dev_info;
@@ -547,6 +546,7 @@ static int am35x_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct am35x_glue	*glue = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	platform_device_unregister(glue->musb);
+	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	clk_disable(glue->clk);
 	clk_disable(glue->phy_clk);
 	clk_put(glue->clk);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/blackfin.c b/drivers/usb/musb/blackfin.c
index c9992a2..53acffe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/blackfin.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/blackfin.c
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ static int bfin_musb_init(struct musb *musb)
 	}
 	gpio_direction_output(musb->config->gpio_vrsel, 0);
 
-	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	musb->xceiv = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(musb->xceiv)) {
 		gpio_free(musb->config->gpio_vrsel);
@@ -424,9 +423,8 @@ static int bfin_musb_init(struct musb *musb)
 static int bfin_musb_exit(struct musb *musb)
 {
 	gpio_free(musb->config->gpio_vrsel);
-
 	usb_put_phy(musb->xceiv);
-	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -477,6 +475,7 @@ static int bfin_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pdata->platform_ops		= &bfin_ops;
 
+	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, glue);
 
 	memset(musb_resources, 0x00, sizeof(*musb_resources) *
@@ -528,6 +527,7 @@ static int bfin_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct bfin_glue		*glue = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	platform_device_unregister(glue->musb);
+	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	kfree(glue);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/da8xx.c b/drivers/usb/musb/da8xx.c
index a0dabb0..024751f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/da8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/da8xx.c
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ static int da8xx_musb_init(struct musb *musb)
 	if (!rev)
 		goto fail;
 
-	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	musb->xceiv = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(musb->xceiv)) {
 		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
@@ -453,7 +452,6 @@ static int da8xx_musb_exit(struct musb *musb)
 	phy_off();
 
 	usb_put_phy(musb->xceiv);
-	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -512,6 +510,7 @@ static int da8xx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pdata->platform_ops		= &da8xx_ops;
 
+	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, glue);
 
 	memset(musb_resources, 0x00, sizeof(*musb_resources) *
@@ -561,6 +560,7 @@ static int da8xx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct da8xx_glue		*glue = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	platform_device_unregister(glue->musb);
+	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	clk_disable(glue->clk);
 	clk_put(glue->clk);
 	kfree(glue);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/davinci.c b/drivers/usb/musb/davinci.c
index 7370354..de8492b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/davinci.c
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ static int davinci_musb_init(struct musb *musb)
 	u32		revision;
 	int 		ret = -ENODEV;
 
-	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	musb->xceiv = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(musb->xceiv)) {
 		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
@@ -487,7 +486,6 @@ static int davinci_musb_exit(struct musb *musb)
 	phy_off();
 
 	usb_put_phy(musb->xceiv);
-	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -545,6 +543,7 @@ static int davinci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pdata->platform_ops		= &davinci_ops;
 
+	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, glue);
 
 	memset(musb_resources, 0x00, sizeof(*musb_resources) *
@@ -603,6 +602,7 @@ static int davinci_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct davinci_glue		*glue = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	platform_device_unregister(glue->musb);
+	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	clk_disable(glue->clk);
 	clk_put(glue->clk);
 	kfree(glue);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/tusb6010.c b/drivers/usb/musb/tusb6010.c
index 8d4a819..e1da199 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/tusb6010.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/tusb6010.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,6 @@ static int tusb_musb_init(struct musb *musb)
 	void __iomem		*sync = NULL;
 	int			ret;
 
-	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	musb->xceiv = usb_get_phy(USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(musb->xceiv))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
@@ -1117,7 +1116,6 @@ done:
 			iounmap(sync);
 
 		usb_put_phy(musb->xceiv);
-		usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1133,7 +1131,6 @@ static int tusb_musb_exit(struct musb *musb)
 	iounmap(musb->sync_va);
 
 	usb_put_phy(musb->xceiv);
-	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1176,6 +1173,7 @@ static int tusb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pdata->platform_ops		= &tusb_ops;
 
+	usb_phy_generic_register();
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, glue);
 
 	memset(musb_resources, 0x00, sizeof(*musb_resources) *
@@ -1224,6 +1222,7 @@ static int tusb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct tusb6010_glue		*glue = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	platform_device_unregister(glue->musb);
+	usb_phy_generic_unregister();
 	kfree(glue);
 
 	return 0;
