diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_ppc4xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_ppc4xx.c
index d53466a..0f5fa7e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_ppc4xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_ppc4xx.c
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@
 	master = spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof *hw);
 	if (master == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	master->dev.of_node = np;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, master);
 	hw = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	hw->master = spi_master_get(master);
@@ -545,7 +546,6 @@
 	}
 
 	dev_info(dev, "driver initialized\n");
-	of_register_spi_devices(master, np);
 
 	return 0;