diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/fdt.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/fdt.c
index f351b8bf3c02a88da105f18dd155e118e9d3c182..afcb9740685770a00cc6b30b222078fd2bd710a7 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/fdt.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/fdt.c
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 void ft_cpu_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
-	char *cpu_path = "/cpus/" OF_CPU;
 	sys_info_t sys_info;
 
 	get_sys_info(&sys_info);
 
-	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "timebase-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
-	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_prop_u32(blob, "device_type", "cpu", 4, "timebase-frequency",
+			     bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_prop_u32(blob, "device_type", "cpu", 4, "clock-frequency",
+			     bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
 	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, "/plb", "clock-frequency", sys_info.freqPLB, 1);
 	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, "/plb/opb", "clock-frequency", sys_info.freqOPB, 1);
 	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, "/plb/opb/ebc", "clock-frequency",
diff --git a/include/configs/kilauea.h b/include/configs/kilauea.h
index bec9fde73aaa97b942530a8cb6d0e3acda9d3a56..f3e8601d850e94c1d0210e9443547fc89b29f58f 100644
--- a/include/configs/kilauea.h
+++ b/include/configs/kilauea.h
@@ -519,6 +519,5 @@
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
 #define CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP	1
-#define OF_CPU			"cpu@0"
 
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/include/configs/sequoia.h b/include/configs/sequoia.h
index 419ee7334981d5a6287187f3b88a884a25fe51e1..48a64e3fd839c7ddd47025e3c2629a07c6d54c61 100644
--- a/include/configs/sequoia.h
+++ b/include/configs/sequoia.h
@@ -492,6 +492,5 @@
 /* pass open firmware flat tree */
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
 #define CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP	1
-#define OF_CPU			"cpu@0"
 
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_H */