diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/ehci-omap.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/ehci-omap.h
index e72c5df..77e8170 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/ehci-omap.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/ehci-omap.h
@@ -136,7 +136,15 @@
 	u32 insreg08;		/* 0xb0 */
 };
 
-int omap_ehci_hcd_init(struct omap_usbhs_board_data *usbhs_pdata);
+/*
+ * FIXME: forward declaration of this structs needed because omap got the
+ * ehci implementation backwards. move out ehci_hcd_x from board files
+ */
+struct ehci_hccr;
+struct ehci_hcor;
+
+int omap_ehci_hcd_init(struct omap_usbhs_board_data *usbhs_pdata,
+		struct ehci_hccr **hccr, struct ehci_hcor **hcor);
 int omap_ehci_hcd_stop(void);
 
 #endif /* _OMAP_COMMON_EHCI_H_ */