diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index aaa0dba..6dfb8af 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -294,11 +294,9 @@ static int __init opal_init(void)
 		consoles = of_node_get(opal_node);
 
 	/* Register serial ports */
-	for_each_child_of_node(consoles, np) {
-		if (strcmp(np->name, "serial"))
-			continue;
+	np = of_get_child_by_name(consoles, "serial");
+	if (np)
 		of_platform_device_create(np, NULL, NULL);
-	}
 	of_node_put(consoles);
 
 	/* Find all OPAL interrupts and request them */