diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/hwinit.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/hwinit.c
index 91f83205ed..afa5484120 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/hwinit.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap4/hwinit.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-u32 *const omap4_revision = (u32 *)OMAP4_SRAM_SCRATCH_OMAP4_REV;
+u32 *const omap_si_rev = (u32 *)OMAP4_SRAM_SCRATCH_OMAP4_REV;
 
 static const struct gpio_bank gpio_bank_44xx[6] = {
 	{ (void *)OMAP44XX_GPIO1_BASE, METHOD_GPIO_24XX },
@@ -129,40 +129,40 @@ void init_omap_revision(void)
 
 	switch (arm_rev) {
 	case MIDR_CORTEX_A9_R0P1:
-		*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_ES1_0;
+		*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_ES1_0;
 		break;
 	case MIDR_CORTEX_A9_R1P2:
 		switch (readl(CONTROL_ID_CODE)) {
 		case OMAP4_CONTROL_ID_CODE_ES2_0:
-			*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_ES2_0;
+			*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_ES2_0;
 			break;
 		case OMAP4_CONTROL_ID_CODE_ES2_1:
-			*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_ES2_1;
+			*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_ES2_1;
 			break;
 		case OMAP4_CONTROL_ID_CODE_ES2_2:
-			*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_ES2_2;
+			*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_ES2_2;
 			break;
 		default:
-			*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_ES2_0;
+			*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_ES2_0;
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
 	case MIDR_CORTEX_A9_R1P3:
-		*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_ES2_3;
+		*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_ES2_3;
 		break;
 	case MIDR_CORTEX_A9_R2P10:
 		switch (readl(CONTROL_ID_CODE)) {
 		case OMAP4460_CONTROL_ID_CODE_ES1_1:
-			*omap4_revision = OMAP4460_ES1_1;
+			*omap_si_rev = OMAP4460_ES1_1;
 			break;
 		case OMAP4460_CONTROL_ID_CODE_ES1_0:
 		default:
-			*omap4_revision = OMAP4460_ES1_0;
+			*omap_si_rev = OMAP4460_ES1_0;
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		*omap4_revision = OMAP4430_SILICON_ID_INVALID;
+		*omap_si_rev = OMAP4430_SILICON_ID_INVALID;
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap5/hwinit.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap5/hwinit.c
index 68cf558f2d..84b3830b7a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap5/hwinit.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap5/hwinit.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-u32 *const omap5_revision = (u32 *)OMAP5_SRAM_SCRATCH_OMAP5_REV;
+u32 *const omap_si_rev = (u32 *)OMAP5_SRAM_SCRATCH_OMAP5_REV;
 
 static struct gpio_bank gpio_bank_54xx[6] = {
 	{ (void *)OMAP54XX_GPIO1_BASE, METHOD_GPIO_24XX },
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ void init_omap_revision(void)
 
 	switch (rev) {
 	case MIDR_CORTEX_A15_R0P0:
-		*omap5_revision = OMAP5430_ES1_0;
+		*omap_si_rev = OMAP5430_ES1_0;
 		break;
 	default:
-		*omap5_revision = OMAP5430_SILICON_ID_INVALID;
+		*omap_si_rev = OMAP5430_SILICON_ID_INVALID;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
index 101eb464cb..c6e3ad26ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap4/sys_proto.h
@@ -114,10 +114,4 @@ static inline u32 omap_hw_init_context(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline u32 omap_revision(void)
-{
-	extern u32 *const omap4_revision;
-	return *omap4_revision;
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
index 3b39dbd769..8396a22141 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-omap5/sys_proto.h
@@ -115,10 +115,4 @@ static inline u32 omap_hw_init_context(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline u32 omap_revision(void)
-{
-	extern u32 *const omap5_revision;
-	return *omap5_revision;
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h
index 6f25948e20..2f35c185da 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/omap_common.h
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ void spl_ymodem_load_image(void);
 void spl_board_init(void);
 #endif
 
+static inline u32 omap_revision(void)
+{
+	extern u32 *const omap_si_rev;
+	return *omap_si_rev;
+}
+
 /*
  * silicon revisions.
  * Moving this to common, so that most of code can be moved to common,