diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c
index 369fd5457a3f..d7e94f49532a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_common.c
@@ -98,13 +98,11 @@ struct mpc52xx_gpio_wkup __iomem *wkup_gpio;
  *					of the localplus bus to the of_platform
  *					bus.
  */
-void __init
-mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices(void)
+void __init mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices(void)
 {
-	/* Find every child of the SOC node and add it to of_platform */
-	if (of_platform_bus_probe(NULL, mpc52xx_bus_ids, NULL))
-		printk(KERN_ERR __FILE__ ": "
-			"Error while probing of_platform bus\n");
+	/* Find all the 'platform' devices and register them. */
+	if (of_platform_populate(NULL, mpc52xx_bus_ids, NULL, NULL))
+		pr_err(__FILE__ ": Error while populating devices from DT\n");
 }
 
 /*