diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index ef6f155..b94d147 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@
 {
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	if (type && type->bus && type->find_device) {
+	if (type && type->match && type->find_device) {
 		down_write(&bus_type_sem);
 		list_add_tail(&type->list, &bus_type_list);
 		up_write(&bus_type_sem);
-		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "bus type %s registered\n",
-		       type->bus->name);
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "bus type %s registered\n", type->name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -56,24 +55,21 @@
 		down_write(&bus_type_sem);
 		list_del_init(&type->list);
 		up_write(&bus_type_sem);
-		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "ACPI bus type %s unregistered\n",
-		       type->bus->name);
+		printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "bus type %s unregistered\n",
+		       type->name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_acpi_bus_type);
 
-static struct acpi_bus_type *acpi_get_bus_type(struct bus_type *type)
+static struct acpi_bus_type *acpi_get_bus_type(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct acpi_bus_type *tmp, *ret = NULL;
 
-	if (!type)
-		return NULL;
-
 	down_read(&bus_type_sem);
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &bus_type_list, list) {
-		if (tmp->bus == type) {
+		if (tmp->match(dev)) {
 			ret = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -261,26 +257,17 @@
 
 static int acpi_platform_notify(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct acpi_bus_type *type;
+	struct acpi_bus_type *type = acpi_get_bus_type(dev);
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = acpi_bind_one(dev, NULL);
-	if (ret && (!dev->bus || !dev->parent)) {
-		/* bridge devices genernally haven't bus or parent */
-		ret = acpi_find_bridge_device(dev, &handle);
-		if (!ret) {
-			ret = acpi_bind_one(dev, handle);
-			if (ret)
-				goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	type = acpi_get_bus_type(dev->bus);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (!type || !type->find_device) {
-			DBG("No ACPI bus support for %s\n", dev_name(dev));
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (!type) {
+			ret = acpi_find_bridge_device(dev, &handle);
+			if (!ret)
+				ret = acpi_bind_one(dev, handle);
+
 			goto out;
 		}
 
@@ -316,7 +303,7 @@
 {
 	struct acpi_bus_type *type;
 
-	type = acpi_get_bus_type(dev->bus);
+	type = acpi_get_bus_type(dev);
 	if (type && type->cleanup)
 		type->cleanup(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 0ea1018..c832a5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct acpi_bus_type ata_acpi_bus = {
+	.name = "ATA",
 	.find_bridge = ata_acpi_find_dummy,
 	.find_device = ata_acpi_find_device,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c b/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
index 39c937f..dee5ddd 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
@@ -331,8 +331,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static bool pci_acpi_bus_match(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->bus == &pci_bus_type;
+}
+
 static struct acpi_bus_type acpi_pci_bus = {
-	.bus = &pci_bus_type,
+	.name = "PCI",
+	.match = pci_acpi_bus_match,
 	.find_device = acpi_pci_find_device,
 	.setup = pci_acpi_setup,
 	.cleanup = pci_acpi_cleanup,
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
index 8813fc0..55cd459 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpacpi/core.c
@@ -353,8 +353,14 @@
 /* complete initialization of a PNPACPI device includes having
  * pnpdev->dev.archdata.acpi_handle point to its ACPI sibling.
  */
+static bool acpi_pnp_bus_match(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->bus == &pnp_bus_type;
+}
+
 static struct acpi_bus_type __initdata acpi_pnp_bus = {
-	.bus	     = &pnp_bus_type,
+	.name	     = "PNP",
+	.match	     = acpi_pnp_bus_match,
 	.find_device = acpi_pnp_find_device,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 765398c..c31187d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -71,9 +71,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 
+static bool acpi_scsi_bus_match(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->bus == &scsi_bus_type;
+}
+
 int scsi_register_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *bus)
 {
-        bus->bus = &scsi_bus_type;
+        bus->match = acpi_scsi_bus_match;
         return register_acpi_bus_type(bus);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_register_acpi_bus_type);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
index cef4252..b6f4bad 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
@@ -210,9 +210,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool usb_acpi_bus_match(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return is_usb_device(dev) || is_usb_port(dev);
+}
+
 static struct acpi_bus_type usb_acpi_bus = {
-	.bus = &usb_bus_type,
-	.find_bridge = usb_acpi_find_device,
+	.name = "USB",
+	.match = usb_acpi_bus_match,
 	.find_device = usb_acpi_find_device,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index e65278f..c751d7d 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@
  */
 struct acpi_bus_type {
 	struct list_head list;
-	struct bus_type *bus;
+	const char *name;
+	bool (*match)(struct device *dev);
 	/* For general devices under the bus */
 	int (*find_device) (struct device *, acpi_handle *);
 	/* For bridges, such as PCI root bridge, IDE controller */