diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
index 8dba8cfb752f..40b223b603be 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/boards/board_bcm963xx.c
@@ -643,6 +643,17 @@ static struct ssb_sprom bcm63xx_sprom = {
 	.boardflags_lo		= 0x2848,
 	.boardflags_hi		= 0x0000,
 };
+
+int bcm63xx_get_fallback_sprom(struct ssb_bus *bus, struct ssb_sprom *out)
+{
+	if (bus->bustype == SSB_BUSTYPE_PCI) {
+		memcpy(out, &bcm63xx_sprom, sizeof(struct ssb_sprom));
+		return 0;
+	} else {
+		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "unable to fill SPROM for given bustype.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -793,8 +804,9 @@ void __init board_prom_init(void)
 	if (!board_get_mac_address(bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac)) {
 		memcpy(bcm63xx_sprom.et0mac, bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac, ETH_ALEN);
 		memcpy(bcm63xx_sprom.et1mac, bcm63xx_sprom.il0mac, ETH_ALEN);
-		if (ssb_arch_set_fallback_sprom(&bcm63xx_sprom) < 0)
-			printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register fallback SPROM\n");
+		if (ssb_arch_register_fallback_sprom(
+				&bcm63xx_get_fallback_sprom) < 0)
+			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to register fallback SPROM\n");
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/pci.c b/drivers/ssb/pci.c
index 6f34963b3c64..7ad48585c5e6 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/pci.c
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ static int sprom_extract(struct ssb_bus *bus, struct ssb_sprom *out,
 static int ssb_pci_sprom_get(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 			     struct ssb_sprom *sprom)
 {
-	const struct ssb_sprom *fallback;
 	int err;
 	u16 *buf;
 
@@ -707,10 +706,17 @@ static int ssb_pci_sprom_get(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 		if (err) {
 			/* All CRC attempts failed.
 			 * Maybe there is no SPROM on the device?
-			 * If we have a fallback, use that. */
-			fallback = ssb_get_fallback_sprom();
-			if (fallback) {
-				memcpy(sprom, fallback, sizeof(*sprom));
+			 * Now we ask the arch code if there is some sprom
+			 * available for this device in some other storage */
+			err = ssb_fill_sprom_with_fallback(bus, sprom);
+			if (err) {
+				ssb_printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "WARNING: Using"
+					   " fallback SPROM failed (err %d)\n",
+					   err);
+			} else {
+				ssb_dprintk(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Using SPROM"
+					    " revision %d provided by"
+					    " platform.\n", sprom->revision);
 				err = 0;
 				goto out_free;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/sprom.c b/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
index 5f34d7a3e3a5..45ff0e3a3828 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 
-static const struct ssb_sprom *fallback_sprom;
+static int(*get_fallback_sprom)(struct ssb_bus *dev, struct ssb_sprom *out);
 
 
 static int sprom2hex(const u16 *sprom, char *buf, size_t buf_len,
@@ -145,36 +145,43 @@ ssize_t ssb_attr_sprom_store(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 }
 
 /**
- * ssb_arch_set_fallback_sprom - Set a fallback SPROM for use if no SPROM is found.
+ * ssb_arch_register_fallback_sprom - Registers a method providing a
+ * fallback SPROM if no SPROM is found.
  *
- * @sprom: The SPROM data structure to register.
+ * @sprom_callback: The callback function.
  *
- * With this function the architecture implementation may register a fallback
- * SPROM data structure. The fallback is only used for PCI based SSB devices,
- * where no valid SPROM can be found in the shadow registers.
+ * With this function the architecture implementation may register a
+ * callback handler which fills the SPROM data structure. The fallback is
+ * only used for PCI based SSB devices, where no valid SPROM can be found
+ * in the shadow registers.
  *
- * This function is useful for weird architectures that have a half-assed SSB device
- * hardwired to their PCI bus.
+ * This function is useful for weird architectures that have a half-assed
+ * SSB device hardwired to their PCI bus.
  *
- * Note that it does only work with PCI attached SSB devices. PCMCIA devices currently
- * don't use this fallback.
- * Architectures must provide the SPROM for native SSB devices anyway,
- * so the fallback also isn't used for native devices.
+ * Note that it does only work with PCI attached SSB devices. PCMCIA
+ * devices currently don't use this fallback.
+ * Architectures must provide the SPROM for native SSB devices anyway, so
+ * the fallback also isn't used for native devices.
  *
- * This function is available for architecture code, only. So it is not exported.
+ * This function is available for architecture code, only. So it is not
+ * exported.
  */
-int ssb_arch_set_fallback_sprom(const struct ssb_sprom *sprom)
+int ssb_arch_register_fallback_sprom(int (*sprom_callback)(struct ssb_bus *bus,
+				     struct ssb_sprom *out))
 {
-	if (fallback_sprom)
+	if (get_fallback_sprom)
 		return -EEXIST;
-	fallback_sprom = sprom;
+	get_fallback_sprom = sprom_callback;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ssb_sprom *ssb_get_fallback_sprom(void)
+int ssb_fill_sprom_with_fallback(struct ssb_bus *bus, struct ssb_sprom *out)
 {
-	return fallback_sprom;
+	if (!get_fallback_sprom)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	return get_fallback_sprom(bus, out);
 }
 
 /* http://bcm-v4.sipsolutions.net/802.11/IsSpromAvailable */
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h b/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
index 0331139a726f..77653014db0b 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
+++ b/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ ssize_t ssb_attr_sprom_store(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 			     const char *buf, size_t count,
 			     int (*sprom_check_crc)(const u16 *sprom, size_t size),
 			     int (*sprom_write)(struct ssb_bus *bus, const u16 *sprom));
-extern const struct ssb_sprom *ssb_get_fallback_sprom(void);
+extern int ssb_fill_sprom_with_fallback(struct ssb_bus *bus,
+					struct ssb_sprom *out);
 
 
 /* core.c */
diff --git a/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h b/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
index 9659eff52ca2..045f72ab5dfd 100644
--- a/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
+++ b/include/linux/ssb/ssb.h
@@ -404,7 +404,9 @@ extern bool ssb_is_sprom_available(struct ssb_bus *bus);
 
 /* Set a fallback SPROM.
  * See kdoc at the function definition for complete documentation. */
-extern int ssb_arch_set_fallback_sprom(const struct ssb_sprom *sprom);
+extern int ssb_arch_register_fallback_sprom(
+		int (*sprom_callback)(struct ssb_bus *bus,
+		struct ssb_sprom *out));
 
 /* Suspend a SSB bus.
  * Call this from the parent bus suspend routine. */