diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c b/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c
index 63e1717e0ec..df7d0cd0b9b 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/generic_timer.c
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ static driver_t arm_tmr_driver = {
 
 static devclass_t arm_tmr_devclass;
 
-DRIVER_MODULE(timer, simplebus, arm_tmr_driver, arm_tmr_devclass, 0, 0);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(timer, simplebus, arm_tmr_driver, arm_tmr_devclass, 0, 0,
+    BUS_PASS_TIMER + BUS_PASS_ORDER_MIDDLE);
 
 void
 DELAY(int usec)
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/gic.c b/sys/arm/arm/gic.c
index 06c4b879658..9a9275b08d6 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/gic.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/gic.c
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ static driver_t arm_gic_driver = {
 
 static devclass_t arm_gic_devclass;
 
-DRIVER_MODULE(gic, simplebus, arm_gic_driver, arm_gic_devclass, 0, 0);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(gic, simplebus, arm_gic_driver, arm_gic_devclass, 0, 0,
+    BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_MIDDLE);
 
 static void
 gic_post_filter(void *arg)
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c b/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c
index bf3070790ce..3f87a2a9445 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/mpcore_timer.c
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ static driver_t arm_tmr_driver = {
 
 static devclass_t arm_tmr_devclass;
 
-DRIVER_MODULE(mp_tmr, simplebus, arm_tmr_driver, arm_tmr_devclass, 0, 0);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(mp_tmr, simplebus, arm_tmr_driver, arm_tmr_devclass, 0, 0,
+    BUS_PASS_TIMER + BUS_PASS_ORDER_MIDDLE);
 
 /*
  * Handle a change in clock frequency.  The mpcore timer runs at half the CPU
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/pl190.c b/sys/arm/arm/pl190.c
index 01cd84a193f..5e811343b41 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/pl190.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/pl190.c
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ static driver_t pl190_intc_driver = {
 
 static devclass_t pl190_intc_devclass;
 
-DRIVER_MODULE(intc, simplebus, pl190_intc_driver, pl190_intc_devclass, 0, 0);
+EARLY_DRIVER_MODULE(intc, simplebus, pl190_intc_driver, pl190_intc_devclass, 
+    0, 0, BUS_PASS_INTERRUPT + BUS_PASS_ORDER_MIDDLE);
 
 int
 arm_get_next_irq(int last_irq)