diff --git a/examples/pwm/Kconfig b/examples/pwm/Kconfig
index 94dc6fb7a..50672bb8f 100644
--- a/examples/pwm/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/pwm/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 config EXAMPLES_PWM
 	bool "Pulse width modulation (PWM) example"
 	default n
-	depends on PWM && NSH_BUILTIN_APPS
+	depends on PWM && NSH_BUILTIN_APPS && LIB_BOARDCTL
+	select BOARDCTL_PWMTEST
 	---help---
 		Enable the Pulse width modulation (PWM) example
 
diff --git a/examples/pwm/pwm.h b/examples/pwm/pwm.h
index c1c6820e8..e6703991a 100644
--- a/examples/pwm/pwm.h
+++ b/examples/pwm/pwm.h
@@ -100,15 +100,4 @@
  * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Name: pwm_devinit()
- *
- * Description:
- *   Perform architecuture-specific initialization of the PWM hardware.  This
- *   interface must be provided by all configurations using apps/examples/pwm
- *
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-int pwm_devinit(void);
-
 #endif /* __APPS_EXAMPLES_PWM_PWM_H */
diff --git a/examples/pwm/pwm_main.c b/examples/pwm/pwm_main.c
index ba5687541..844551550 100644
--- a/examples/pwm/pwm_main.c
+++ b/examples/pwm/pwm_main.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * examples/pwm/pwm_main.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2011-2012, 2015 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/boardctl.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -313,10 +314,10 @@ int pwm_main(int argc, char *argv[])
    * this test.
    */
 
-  ret = pwm_devinit();
+  ret = boardctl(BOARDIOC_PWMTEST_SETUP, 0);
   if (ret != OK)
     {
-      printf("pwm_main: pwm_devinit failed: %d\n", ret);
+      printf("pwm_main: boardctl failed: %d\n", ret);
       goto errout;
     }