diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/cpm-serial.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/cpm-serial.c
index 28296fa..1f6225a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/cpm-serial.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/cpm-serial.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@
 {
 	void *reg_virt[2];
 	int is_smc = 0, is_cpm2 = 0, n;
-	unsigned long reg_phys;
 	void *parent, *muram;
 
 	if (dt_is_compatible(devp, "fsl,cpm1-smc-uart")) {
@@ -206,15 +205,8 @@
 	if (n < 4)
 		return -1;
 
-	n = getprop(devp, "virtual-reg", reg_virt, sizeof(reg_virt));
-	if (n < (int)sizeof(reg_virt)) {
-		for (n = 0; n < 2; n++) {
-			if (!dt_xlate_reg(devp, n, &reg_phys, NULL))
-				return -1;
-
-			reg_virt[n] = (void *)reg_phys;
-		}
-	}
+	if (dt_get_virtual_reg(devp, reg_virt, 2) < 2)
+		return -1;
 
 	if (is_smc)
 		smc = reg_virt[0];
@@ -227,15 +219,8 @@
 	if (!parent)
 		return -1;
 
-	n = getprop(parent, "virtual-reg", reg_virt, sizeof(reg_virt));
-	if (n < (int)sizeof(reg_virt)) {
-		if (!dt_xlate_reg(parent, 0, &reg_phys, NULL))
-			return -1;
-
-		reg_virt[0] = (void *)reg_phys;
-	}
-
-	cpcr = reg_virt[0];
+	if (dt_get_virtual_reg(parent, &cpcr, 1) < 1)
+		return -1;
 
 	muram = finddevice("/soc/cpm/muram/data");
 	if (!muram)
@@ -246,15 +231,8 @@
 	 * is one for both parent and child.
 	 */
 
-	n = getprop(muram, "virtual-reg", reg_virt, sizeof(reg_virt));
-	if (n < (int)sizeof(reg_virt)) {
-		if (!dt_xlate_reg(muram, 0, &reg_phys, NULL))
-			return -1;
-
-		reg_virt[0] = (void *)reg_phys;
-	}
-
-	muram_start = reg_virt[0];
+	if (dt_get_virtual_reg(muram, (void **)&muram_start, 1) < 1)
+		return -1;
 
 	n = getprop(muram, "reg", &muram_offset, 4);
 	if (n < 4)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/devtree.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/devtree.c
index 60f561e..5d12336 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/devtree.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/devtree.c
@@ -350,3 +350,23 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int dt_get_virtual_reg(void *node, void **addr, int nres)
+{
+	unsigned long xaddr;
+	int n;
+
+	n = getprop(node, "virtual-reg", addr, nres * 4);
+	if (n > 0)
+		return n / 4;
+
+	for (n = 0; n < nres; n++) {
+		if (!dt_xlate_reg(node, n, &xaddr, NULL))
+			break;
+
+		addr[n] = (void *)xaddr;
+	}
+
+	return n;
+}
+
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/mpc52xx-psc.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/mpc52xx-psc.c
index 1074626..d4cb4e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/mpc52xx-psc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/mpc52xx-psc.c
@@ -51,14 +51,9 @@
 
 int mpc5200_psc_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp)
 {
-	int n;
-
 	/* Get the base address of the psc registers */
-	n = getprop(devp, "virtual-reg", &psc, sizeof(psc));
-	if (n != sizeof(psc)) {
-		if (!dt_xlate_reg(devp, 0, (void *)&psc, NULL))
-			return -1;
-	}
+	if (dt_get_virtual_reg(devp, &psc, 1) < 1)
+		return -1;
 
 	scdp->open = psc_open;
 	scdp->putc = psc_putc;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ns16550.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/ns16550.c
index f8f1b2f..aef3bdc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ns16550.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ns16550.c
@@ -55,15 +55,9 @@
 int ns16550_console_init(void *devp, struct serial_console_data *scdp)
 {
 	int n;
-	unsigned long reg_phys;
 
-	n = getprop(devp, "virtual-reg", &reg_base, sizeof(reg_base));
-	if (n != sizeof(reg_base)) {
-		if (!dt_xlate_reg(devp, 0, &reg_phys, NULL))
-			return -1;
-
-		reg_base = (void *)reg_phys;
-	}
+	if (dt_get_virtual_reg(devp, (void **)&reg_base, 1) < 1)
+		return -1;
 
 	n = getprop(devp, "reg-shift", &reg_shift, sizeof(reg_shift));
 	if (n != sizeof(reg_shift))
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
index 4b0544b..321e2f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ops.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 int dt_xlate_addr(void *node, u32 *buf, int buflen, unsigned long *xlated_addr);
 int dt_is_compatible(void *node, const char *compat);
 void dt_get_reg_format(void *node, u32 *naddr, u32 *nsize);
+int dt_get_virtual_reg(void *node, void **addr, int nres);
 
 static inline void *finddevice(const char *name)
 {