diff --git a/arch/m68k/mac/config.c b/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
index 22123f7e8f75..16cd5cea5207 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mac/config.c
@@ -898,8 +898,8 @@ static void __init mac_identify(void)
 		mac_bi_data.id, mac_bi_data.cpuid, mac_bi_data.memsize);
 
 	iop_init();
-	via_init();
 	oss_init();
+	via_init();
 	psc_init();
 	baboon_init();
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mac/oss.c b/arch/m68k/mac/oss.c
index ca84dcf41fc9..61906eb67d0f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mac/oss.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mac/oss.c
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ volatile struct mac_oss *oss;
 
 /*
  * Initialize the OSS
- *
- * The OSS "detection" code is actually in via_init() which is always called
- * before us. Thus we can count on oss_present being valid on entry.
  */
 
 void __init oss_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (!oss_present) return;
+	if (macintosh_config->ident != MAC_MODEL_IIFX)
+		return;
 
 	oss = (struct mac_oss *) OSS_BASE;
+	pr_debug("OSS detected at %p", oss);
+	oss_present = 1;
 
 	/* Disable all interrupts. Unlike a VIA it looks like we    */
 	/* do this by setting the source's interrupt level to zero. */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mac/via.c b/arch/m68k/mac/via.c
index 05021381af0b..19ad46ba4787 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mac/via.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mac/via.c
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ void via_debug_dump(void);
  * First we figure out where they actually _are_ as well as what type of
  * VIA we have for VIA2 (it could be a real VIA or an RBV or even an OSS.)
  * Then we pretty much clear them out and disable all IRQ sources.
- *
- * Note: the OSS is actually "detected" here and not in oss_init(). It just
- *	 seems more logical to do it here since via_init() needs to know
- *	 these things anyways.
  */
 
 void __init via_init(void)
@@ -124,21 +120,18 @@ void __init via_init(void)
 	via1 = (void *)VIA1_BASE;
 	pr_debug("VIA1 detected at %p\n", via1);
 
-	switch(macintosh_config->via_type) {
+	if (oss_present) {
+		via2 = NULL;
+		rbv_present = 0;
+	} else {
+		switch (macintosh_config->via_type) {
 
 		/* IIci, IIsi, IIvx, IIvi (P6xx), LC series */
 
 		case MAC_VIA_IICI:
-			if (macintosh_config->ident == MAC_MODEL_IIFX) {
-				via2 = NULL;
-				rbv_present = 0;
-				oss_present = 1;
-			} else {
-				via2 = (void *) RBV_BASE;
-				pr_debug("VIA2 (RBV) detected at %p\n", via2);
-				rbv_present = 1;
-				oss_present = 0;
-			}
+			via2 = (void *)RBV_BASE;
+			pr_debug("VIA2 (RBV) detected at %p\n", via2);
+			rbv_present = 1;
 			if (macintosh_config->ident == MAC_MODEL_LCIII) {
 				rbv_clear = 0x00;
 			} else {
@@ -160,15 +153,16 @@ void __init via_init(void)
 			via2 = (void *) VIA2_BASE;
 			pr_debug("VIA2 detected at %p\n", via2);
 			rbv_present = 0;
-			oss_present = 0;
 			rbv_clear = 0x00;
 			gIER = vIER;
 			gIFR = vIFR;
 			gBufA = vBufA;
 			gBufB = vBufB;
 			break;
+
 		default:
 			panic("UNKNOWN VIA TYPE");
+		}
 	}
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_VIA
@@ -295,9 +289,9 @@ void via_debug_dump(void)
 		(uint) via1[vDirA], (uint) via1[vDirB], (uint) via1[vACR]);
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "         PCR = 0x%02X  IFR = 0x%02X IER = 0x%02X\n",
 		(uint) via1[vPCR], (uint) via1[vIFR], (uint) via1[vIER]);
-	if (oss_present) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "VIA2: <OSS>\n");
-	} else if (rbv_present) {
+	if (!via2)
+		return;
+	if (rbv_present) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "VIA2:  IFR = 0x%02X  IER = 0x%02X\n",
 			(uint) via2[rIFR], (uint) via2[rIER]);
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "      SIFR = 0x%02X SIER = 0x%02X\n",