diff --git a/board/sorcery/sorcery.c b/board/sorcery/sorcery.c
index 3e1bd6f..90d4298 100644
--- a/board/sorcery/sorcery.c
+++ b/board/sorcery/sorcery.c
@@ -62,5 +62,7 @@
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
+	/* Initialize built-in FEC first */
+	cpu_eth_init(bis);
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }
diff --git a/cpu/mpc8220/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc8220/cpu.c
index 5b3fdd3..563cfe0 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8220/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc8220/cpu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <mpc8220.h>
+#include <netdev.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -89,3 +90,15 @@
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*
+ * Initializes on-chip ethernet controllers.
+ * to override, implement board_eth_init()
+ */
+int cpu_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_MPC8220_FEC)
+	mpc8220_fec_initialize(bis);
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/netdev.h b/include/netdev.h
index 3b11961..55183e8 100644
--- a/include/netdev.h
+++ b/include/netdev.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 int mcffec_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int mpc512x_fec_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int mpc5xxx_fec_initialize(bd_t *bis);
+int mpc8220_fec_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int natsemi_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int npe_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 int ns8382x_initialize(bd_t *bis);
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 3793dd7..d543163 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 int cpu_eth_init(bd_t *bis) __attribute((weak, alias("__def_eth_init")));
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis) __attribute((weak, alias("__def_eth_init")));
 
-extern int mpc8220_fec_initialize(bd_t*);
 extern int mv6436x_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int mv6446x_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int ppc_4xx_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
@@ -161,9 +160,6 @@
 #ifdef SCC_ENET
 	scc_initialize(bis);
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC8220_FEC)
-	mpc8220_fec_initialize(bis);
-#endif
 	if (!eth_devices) {
 		puts ("No ethernet found.\n");
 		show_boot_progress (-64);