diff --git a/sound/ppc/pmac.c b/sound/ppc/pmac.c
index 5e82968..2bae9c1 100644
--- a/sound/ppc/pmac.c
+++ b/sound/ppc/pmac.c
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@
 
 	if (chip->pdev)
 		pci_dev_put(chip->pdev);
+	of_node_put(chip->node);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -863,7 +864,8 @@
  */
 static int __init snd_pmac_detect(struct snd_pmac *chip)
 {
-	struct device_node *sound = NULL;
+	struct device_node *sound;
+	struct device_node *dn;
 	const unsigned int *prop;
 	unsigned int l;
 	struct macio_chip* macio;
@@ -891,22 +893,21 @@
 	else if (machine_is_compatible("PowerBook1,1")
 		 || machine_is_compatible("AAPL,PowerBook1998"))
 		chip->is_pbook_G3 = 1;
-	chip->node = find_devices("awacs");
-	if (chip->node)
-		sound = chip->node;
+	chip->node = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "awacs");
+	sound = of_node_get(chip->node);
 
 	/*
 	 * powermac G3 models have a node called "davbus"
 	 * with a child called "sound".
 	 */
 	if (!chip->node)
-		chip->node = find_devices("davbus");
+		chip->node = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "davbus");
 	/*
 	 * if we didn't find a davbus device, try 'i2s-a' since
 	 * this seems to be what iBooks have
 	 */
 	if (! chip->node) {
-		chip->node = find_devices("i2s-a");
+		chip->node = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "i2s-a");
 		if (chip->node && chip->node->parent &&
 		    chip->node->parent->parent) {
 			if (device_is_compatible(chip->node->parent->parent,
@@ -918,12 +919,14 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!sound) {
-		sound = find_devices("sound");
+		sound = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "sound");
 		while (sound && sound->parent != chip->node)
-			sound = sound->next;
+			sound = of_find_node_by_name(sound, "sound");
 	}
-	if (! sound)
+	if (! sound) {
+		of_node_put(chip->node);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	prop = of_get_property(sound, "sub-frame", NULL);
 	if (prop && *prop < 16)
 		chip->subframe = *prop;
@@ -934,6 +937,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "snd-powermac no longer handles any "
 				 "machines with a layout-id property "
 				 "in the device-tree, use snd-aoa.\n");
+		of_node_put(chip->node);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	/* This should be verified on older screamers */
@@ -971,7 +975,9 @@
 	prop = of_get_property(sound, "device-id", NULL);
 	if (prop)
 		chip->device_id = *prop;
-	chip->has_iic = (find_devices("perch") != NULL);
+	dn = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "perch");
+	chip->has_iic = (dn != NULL);
+	of_node_put(dn);
 
 	/* We need the PCI device for DMA allocations, let's use a crude method
 	 * for now ...
@@ -1021,6 +1027,7 @@
 		chip->freqs_ok = 1;
 	}
 
+	of_node_put(sound);
 	return 0;
 }