diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index c0d18b2145c1..7608d66f289b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int register_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *type)
 {
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	if (type && type->match && type->find_device) {
+	if (type && type->match && type->find_companion) {
 		down_write(&bus_type_sem);
 		list_add_tail(&type->list, &bus_type_list);
 		up_write(&bus_type_sem);
@@ -302,17 +302,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_unbind_one);
 static int acpi_platform_notify(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct acpi_bus_type *type = acpi_get_bus_type(dev);
-	acpi_handle handle;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = acpi_bind_one(dev, NULL);
 	if (ret && type) {
-		ret = type->find_device(dev, &handle);
-		if (ret) {
+		struct acpi_device *adev;
+
+		adev = type->find_companion(dev);
+		if (!adev) {
 			DBG("Unable to get handle for %s\n", dev_name(dev));
+			ret = -ENODEV;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		ret = acpi_bind_one(dev, handle);
+		ret = acpi_bind_one(dev, adev->handle);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c b/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
index adbf34003995..ce31eb0cdca7 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
@@ -303,10 +303,9 @@ void acpi_pci_remove_bus(struct pci_bus *bus)
 }
 
 /* ACPI bus type */
-static int acpi_pci_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle)
+static struct acpi_device *acpi_pci_find_companion(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev = to_pci_dev(dev);
-	struct acpi_device *adev;
 	bool check_children;
 	u64 addr;
 
@@ -319,13 +318,8 @@ static int acpi_pci_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle)
 			|| pci_dev->hdr_type == PCI_HEADER_TYPE_CARDBUS;
 	/* Please ref to ACPI spec for the syntax of _ADR */
 	addr = (PCI_SLOT(pci_dev->devfn) << 16) | PCI_FUNC(pci_dev->devfn);
-	adev = acpi_find_child_device(ACPI_COMPANION(dev->parent), addr,
+	return acpi_find_child_device(ACPI_COMPANION(dev->parent), addr,
 				      check_children);
-	if (adev) {
-		*handle = adev->handle;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 static void pci_acpi_setup(struct device *dev)
@@ -365,7 +359,7 @@ static bool pci_acpi_bus_match(struct device *dev)
 static struct acpi_bus_type acpi_pci_bus = {
 	.name = "PCI",
 	.match = pci_acpi_bus_match,
-	.find_device = acpi_pci_find_device,
+	.find_companion = acpi_pci_find_companion,
 	.setup = pci_acpi_setup,
 	.cleanup = pci_acpi_cleanup,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
index e869ba698ac0..156d14e2587e 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
@@ -328,20 +328,15 @@ static int __init acpi_pnp_match(struct device *dev, void *_pnp)
 	    && compare_pnp_id(pnp->id, acpi_device_hid(acpi));
 }
 
-static int __init acpi_pnp_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle * handle)
+static struct acpi_device * __init acpi_pnp_find_companion(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct device *adev;
-	struct acpi_device *acpi;
+	dev = bus_find_device(&acpi_bus_type, NULL, to_pnp_dev(dev),
+			      acpi_pnp_match);
+	if (!dev)
+		return NULL;
 
-	adev = bus_find_device(&acpi_bus_type, NULL,
-			       to_pnp_dev(dev), acpi_pnp_match);
-	if (!adev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	acpi = to_acpi_device(adev);
-	*handle = acpi->handle;
-	put_device(adev);
-	return 0;
+	put_device(dev);
+	return to_acpi_device(dev);
 }
 
 /* complete initialization of a PNPACPI device includes having
@@ -355,7 +350,7 @@ static bool acpi_pnp_bus_match(struct device *dev)
 static struct acpi_bus_type __initdata acpi_pnp_bus = {
 	.name	     = "PNP",
 	.match	     = acpi_pnp_bus_match,
-	.find_device = acpi_pnp_find_device,
+	.find_companion = acpi_pnp_find_companion,
 };
 
 int pnpacpi_disabled __initdata;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
index 11c656976cb5..f0155a39aaa3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int usb_acpi_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle)
+static struct acpi_device *usb_acpi_find_companion(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct usb_device *udev;
 	acpi_handle *parent_handle;
@@ -168,16 +168,15 @@ static int usb_acpi_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			return -ENODEV;
+			return NULL;
 		}
 
 		/* root hub's parent is the usb hcd. */
-		parent_handle = ACPI_HANDLE(dev->parent);
-		*handle = acpi_get_child(parent_handle, udev->portnum);
-		if (!*handle)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		return 0;
+		return acpi_find_child_device(ACPI_COMPANION(dev->parent),
+					      udev->portnum, false);
 	} else if (is_usb_port(dev)) {
+		struct acpi_device *adev = NULL;
+
 		sscanf(dev_name(dev), "port%d", &port_num);
 		/* Get the struct usb_device point of port's hub */
 		udev = to_usb_device(dev->parent->parent);
@@ -193,26 +192,27 @@ static int usb_acpi_find_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle)
 
 			raw_port_num = usb_hcd_find_raw_port_number(hcd,
 				port_num);
-			*handle = acpi_get_child(ACPI_HANDLE(&udev->dev),
-				raw_port_num);
-			if (!*handle)
-				return -ENODEV;
+			adev = acpi_find_child_device(ACPI_COMPANION(&udev->dev),
+						      raw_port_num, false);
+			if (!adev)
+				return NULL;
 		} else {
 			parent_handle =
 				usb_get_hub_port_acpi_handle(udev->parent,
 				udev->portnum);
 			if (!parent_handle)
-				return -ENODEV;
+				return NULL;
 
-			*handle = acpi_get_child(parent_handle,	port_num);
-			if (!*handle)
-				return -ENODEV;
+			acpi_bus_get_device(parent_handle, &adev);
+			adev = acpi_find_child_device(adev, port_num, false);
+			if (!adev)
+				return NULL;
 		}
-		usb_acpi_check_port_connect_type(udev, *handle, port_num);
-	} else
-		return -ENODEV;
+		usb_acpi_check_port_connect_type(udev, adev->handle, port_num);
+		return adev;
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static bool usb_acpi_bus_match(struct device *dev)
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static bool usb_acpi_bus_match(struct device *dev)
 static struct acpi_bus_type usb_acpi_bus = {
 	.name = "USB",
 	.match = usb_acpi_bus_match,
-	.find_device = usb_acpi_find_device,
+	.find_companion = usb_acpi_find_companion,
 };
 
 int usb_acpi_register(void)
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 918eaab892e1..a50898e67a68 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ struct acpi_bus_type {
 	struct list_head list;
 	const char *name;
 	bool (*match)(struct device *dev);
-	int (*find_device) (struct device *, acpi_handle *);
+	struct acpi_device * (*find_companion)(struct device *);
 	void (*setup)(struct device *);
 	void (*cleanup)(struct device *);
 };