diff --git a/board/purple/purple.c b/board/purple/purple.c
index 9775591..c129d7a 100644
--- a/board/purple/purple.c
+++ b/board/purple/purple.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 #include <asm/inca-ip.h>
 #include <asm/regdef.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
@@ -274,3 +275,11 @@
 		start += CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE;
 	}
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PLB2800_ETHER
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return plb2800_eth_initialize(bis);
+}
+#endif
+
diff --git a/drivers/net/plb2800_eth.c b/drivers/net/plb2800_eth.c
index dad842c..d799c73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/plb2800_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/plb2800_eth.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <net.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 #include <asm/addrspace.h>
 
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@
 	if (!(dev = (struct eth_device *) malloc (sizeof *dev)))
 	{
 		printf("Failed to allocate memory\n");
-		return 0;
+		return -1;
 	}
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof(*dev));
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@
 	printf("Leaving plb2800_eth_initialize()\n");
 #endif
 
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int plb2800_eth_init(struct eth_device *dev, bd_t * bis)
diff --git a/include/netdev.h b/include/netdev.h
index f7738cc..1013a80 100644
--- a/include/netdev.h
+++ b/include/netdev.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 int natsemi_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int ns8382x_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int pcnet_initialize(bd_t *bis);
+int plb2800_eth_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int rtl8139_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int rtl8169_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int skge_initialize(bd_t *bis);
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 053179e..42c370b 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 extern int mpc8220_fec_initialize(bd_t*);
 extern int mv6436x_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int mv6446x_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
-extern int plb2800_eth_initialize(bd_t*);
 extern int ppc_4xx_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int scc_initialize(bd_t*);
 extern int npe_initialize(bd_t *);
@@ -166,9 +165,6 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_4xx) && !defined(CONFIG_IOP480) && !defined(CONFIG_AP1000)
 	ppc_4xx_eth_initialize(bis);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_PLB2800_ETHER
-	plb2800_eth_initialize(bis);
-#endif
 #ifdef SCC_ENET
 	scc_initialize(bis);
 #endif