diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 22292e1..4984c86 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2272,23 +2272,19 @@ static void spmi_find_bmc(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct dmi_device *dmi_dev = to_dmi_device(pdev->dev.fwnode);
 	struct dmi_dev_ipmi *ipmi_data = to_dmi_dev_ipmi(dmi_dev);
 	struct smi_info *info;
 
-	if (!ipmi_data)
-		return;
-
-	if (!ipmi_data->good_data) {
-		pr_err(PFX "DMI data for this device was invalid.\n");
-		return;
-	}
+	if (!si_trydmi || !ipmi_data)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	info = smi_info_alloc();
 	if (!info) {
 		pr_err(PFX "Could not allocate SI data\n");
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	info->addr_source = SI_SMBIOS;
@@ -2306,7 +2302,7 @@ static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
 		break;
 	default:
 		kfree(info);
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (ipmi_data->is_io_space) {
@@ -2330,6 +2326,8 @@ static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
 	if (info->irq)
 		info->irq_setup = std_irq_setup;
 
+	info->dev = &pdev->dev;
+
 	pr_info("ipmi_si: SMBIOS: %s %#lx regsize %d spacing %d irq %d\n",
 		 (info->io.addr_type == IPMI_IO_ADDR_SPACE) ? "io" : "mem",
 		 info->io.addr_data, info->io.regsize, info->io.regspacing,
@@ -2337,14 +2335,13 @@ static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
 
 	if (add_smi(info))
 		kfree(info);
-}
 
-static void dmi_find_bmc(void)
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
-
-	while ((dev = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_IPMI, NULL, dev)))
-		try_init_dmi(dev);
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_DMI */
 
@@ -2729,7 +2726,10 @@ static int ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (of_ipmi_probe(dev) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	return acpi_ipmi_probe(dev);
+	if (acpi_ipmi_probe(dev) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return dmi_ipmi_probe(dev);
 }
 
 static int ipmi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
@@ -3446,7 +3446,7 @@ static int add_smi(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 	       si_to_str[new_smi->si_type]);
 	mutex_lock(&smi_infos_lock);
 	if (!is_new_interface(new_smi)) {
-		printk(KERN_CONT " duplicate interface\n");
+		printk(KERN_CONT ": duplicate interface\n");
 		rv = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_err;
 	}
@@ -3737,11 +3737,6 @@ static int init_ipmi_si(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-	if (si_trydmi)
-		dmi_find_bmc();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	if (si_tryacpi)
 		spmi_find_bmc();
@@ -3902,6 +3897,7 @@ static void cleanup_ipmi_si(void)
 }
 module_exit(cleanup_ipmi_si);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:dmi-ipmi-si");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Corey Minyard <minyard@mvista.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Interface to the IPMI driver for the KCS, SMIC, and BT"
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 7be0109..4579e59 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ struct ssif_addr_info {
 	int slave_addr;
 	enum ipmi_addr_src addr_src;
 	union ipmi_smi_info_union addr_info;
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct i2c_client *client;
 
 	struct mutex clients_mutex;
 	struct list_head clients;
@@ -1444,6 +1446,7 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 			ssif_info->addr_source = addr_info->addr_src;
 			ssif_info->ssif_debug = addr_info->debug;
 			ssif_info->addr_info = addr_info->addr_info;
+			addr_info->client = client;
 			slave_addr = addr_info->slave_addr;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1680,8 +1683,19 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	}
 
  out:
-	if (rv)
+	if (rv) {
+		/*
+		 * Note that if addr_info->client is assigned, we
+		 * leave it.  The i2c client hangs around even if we
+		 * return a failure here, and the failure here is not
+		 * propagated back to the i2c code.  This seems to be
+		 * design intent, strange as it may be.  But if we
+		 * don't leave it, ssif_platform_remove will not remove
+		 * the client like it should.
+		 */
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "Unable to start IPMI SSIF: %d\n", rv);
 		kfree(ssif_info);
+	}
 	kfree(resp);
 	return rv;
 
@@ -1706,7 +1720,8 @@ static int ssif_adapter_handler(struct device *adev, void *opaque)
 
 static int new_ssif_client(int addr, char *adapter_name,
 			   int debug, int slave_addr,
-			   enum ipmi_addr_src addr_src)
+			   enum ipmi_addr_src addr_src,
+			   struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct ssif_addr_info *addr_info;
 	int rv = 0;
@@ -1736,9 +1751,14 @@ static int new_ssif_client(int addr, char *adapter_name,
 		sizeof(addr_info->binfo.type));
 	addr_info->binfo.addr = addr;
 	addr_info->binfo.platform_data = addr_info;
+	if (dev)
+		addr_info->binfo.fwnode = dev->fwnode;
 	addr_info->debug = debug;
 	addr_info->slave_addr = slave_addr;
 	addr_info->addr_src = addr_src;
+	addr_info->dev = dev;
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, addr_info);
 
 	list_add_tail(&addr_info->link, &ssif_infos);
 
@@ -1877,7 +1897,7 @@ static int try_init_spmi(struct SPMITable *spmi)
 
 	myaddr = spmi->addr.address >> 1;
 
-	return new_ssif_client(myaddr, NULL, 0, 0, SI_SPMI);
+	return new_ssif_client(myaddr, NULL, 0, 0, SI_SPMI, NULL);
 }
 
 static void spmi_find_bmc(void)
@@ -1906,11 +1926,12 @@ static void spmi_find_bmc(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-static int decode_dmi(struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct dmi_device *dmi_dev = to_dmi_device(pdev->dev.fwnode);
 	struct dmi_dev_ipmi *ipmi_data = to_dmi_dev_ipmi(dmi_dev);
 
-	if (!ipmi_data)
+	if (!ssif_trydmi || !ipmi_data)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!ipmi_data->good_data) {
@@ -1922,18 +1943,13 @@ static int decode_dmi(struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return new_ssif_client(ipmi_data->base_addr, NULL, 0,
-			       ipmi_data->slave_addr, SI_SMBIOS);
+			       ipmi_data->slave_addr, SI_SMBIOS, &pdev->dev);
 }
-
-static void dmi_iterator(void)
+#else
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
-
-	while ((dev = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_IPMI, NULL, dev)))
-		decode_dmi(dev);
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
-#else
-static void dmi_iterator(void) { }
 #endif
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id ssif_id[] = {
@@ -1954,6 +1970,36 @@ static struct i2c_driver ssif_i2c_driver = {
 	.detect		= ssif_detect
 };
 
+static int ssif_platform_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	return dmi_ipmi_probe(dev);
+}
+
+static int ssif_platform_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ssif_addr_info *addr_info = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
+
+	if (!addr_info)
+		return 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ssif_infos_mutex);
+	if (addr_info->client)
+		i2c_unregister_device(addr_info->client);
+
+	list_del(&addr_info->link);
+	kfree(addr_info);
+	mutex_unlock(&ssif_infos_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver ipmi_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name = DEVICE_NAME,
+	},
+	.probe		= ssif_platform_probe,
+	.remove		= ssif_platform_remove,
+};
+
 static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1968,7 +2014,7 @@ static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < num_addrs; i++) {
 		rv = new_ssif_client(addr[i], adapter_name[i],
 				     dbg[i], slave_addrs[i],
-				     SI_HARDCODED);
+				     SI_HARDCODED, NULL);
 		if (rv)
 			pr_err(PFX
 			       "Couldn't add hardcoded device at addr 0x%x\n",
@@ -1978,8 +2024,7 @@ static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 	if (ssif_tryacpi)
 		ssif_i2c_driver.driver.acpi_match_table	=
 			ACPI_PTR(ssif_acpi_match);
-	if (ssif_trydmi)
-		dmi_iterator();
+
 	if (ssif_tryacpi)
 		spmi_find_bmc();
 
@@ -1989,6 +2034,11 @@ static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 	if (!rv)
 		initialized = true;
 
+	/* Wait until here so ACPI devices will start first. */
+	rv = platform_driver_register(&ipmi_driver);
+	if (rv)
+		pr_err(PFX "Unable to register driver: %d\n", rv);
+
 	return rv;
 }
 module_init(init_ipmi_ssif);
@@ -2000,12 +2050,15 @@ static void cleanup_ipmi_ssif(void)
 
 	initialized = false;
 
+	platform_driver_unregister(&ipmi_driver);
+
 	i2c_del_driver(&ssif_i2c_driver);
 
 	free_ssif_clients();
 }
 module_exit(cleanup_ipmi_ssif);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:dmi-ipmi-ssif");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Todd C Davis <todd.c.davis@intel.com>, Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IPMI driver for management controllers on a SMBus");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index 6e4859d..7fda3ce 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <asm/dmi.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
@@ -793,6 +794,52 @@ static ssize_t raw_table_read(struct file *file, struct kobject *kobj,
 	return count;
 }
 
+static void __init dmi_add_platform_ipmi(struct dmi_device *dev, int *nr)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+	struct dmi_dev_ipmi *ipmi_dev = to_dmi_dev_ipmi(dev);
+	int rv;
+
+	if (!ipmi_dev->good_data) {
+		pr_err("dmi: Invalid IPMI data, not creating platform device");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (ipmi_dev->type == IPMI_DMI_TYPE_SSIF)
+		pdev = platform_device_alloc("dmi-ipmi-ssif", *nr);
+	else
+		pdev = platform_device_alloc("dmi-ipmi-si", *nr);
+	if (!pdev) {
+		pr_err("dmi: Error allocation IPMI platform device");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (ipmi_dev->type == IPMI_DMI_TYPE_SSIF)
+		pdev->driver_override = "ipmi_ssif";
+	else
+		pdev->driver_override = "ipmi_si";
+
+	pdev->dev.fwnode = &dev->fwnode;
+	rv = platform_device_add(pdev);
+	if (rv) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "dmi: Unable to add device: %d\n", rv);
+		platform_device_del(pdev);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	(*nr)++;
+}
+
+static void __init dmi_add_platform_devices(void)
+{
+	struct dmi_device *dev;
+	int nr_ipmi = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(dev, &dmi_devices, list) {
+		if (dev->type == DMI_DEV_TYPE_IPMI)
+			dmi_add_platform_ipmi(dev, &nr_ipmi);
+	}
+}
+
 static BIN_ATTR(smbios_entry_point, S_IRUSR, raw_table_read, NULL, 0);
 static BIN_ATTR(DMI, S_IRUSR, raw_table_read, NULL, 0);
 
@@ -833,9 +880,13 @@ static int __init dmi_init(void)
 	bin_attr_DMI.size = dmi_len;
 	bin_attr_DMI.private = dmi_table;
 	ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(tables_kobj, &bin_attr_DMI);
-	if (!ret)
-		return 0;
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_remove_bin_file;
+
+	dmi_add_platform_devices();
+	return 0;
 
+ out_remove_bin_file:
 	sysfs_remove_bin_file(tables_kobj,
 			      &bin_attr_smbios_entry_point);
  err_unmap:
