diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
index d31a5ec1550d..1862f94335ee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/machdep.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct pci_host_bridge;
 struct machdep_calls {
 	const char	*name;
 	const char	*compatible;
+	const char * const *compatibles;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	void		(*iommu_restore)(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
index 6fe68aa93268..0c41098bdc35 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ static __init void probe_machine(void)
 		DBG("  %s ...\n", machine_id->name);
 		if (machine_id->compatible && !of_machine_is_compatible(machine_id->compatible))
 			continue;
+		if (machine_id->compatibles && !of_machine_compatible_match(machine_id->compatibles))
+			continue;
 		memcpy(&ppc_md, machine_id, sizeof(struct machdep_calls));
 		if (ppc_md.probe && !ppc_md.probe())
 			continue;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
index e454e9d2eff1..294ab2728588 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
@@ -59,16 +59,13 @@ static const char * const board[] __initconst = {
 
 static int __init ppc40x_probe(void)
 {
-	if (of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board)) {
-		pci_set_flags(PCI_REASSIGN_ALL_RSRC);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	pci_set_flags(PCI_REASSIGN_ALL_RSRC);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 define_machine(ppc40x_simple) {
 	.name = "PowerPC 40x Platform",
+	.compatibles = board,
 	.probe = ppc40x_probe,
 	.progress = udbg_progress,
 	.init_IRQ = uic_init_tree,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_generic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_generic.c
index 0d58ab257cd9..d4fa6c302ccf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_generic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/512x/mpc512x_generic.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ static const char * const board[] __initconst = {
  */
 static int __init mpc512x_generic_probe(void)
 {
-	if (!of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board))
-		return 0;
-
 	mpc512x_init_early();
 
 	return 1;
@@ -42,6 +39,7 @@ static int __init mpc512x_generic_probe(void)
 
 define_machine(mpc512x_generic) {
 	.name			= "MPC512x generic",
+	.compatibles		= board,
 	.probe			= mpc512x_generic_probe,
 	.init			= mpc512x_init,
 	.setup_arch		= mpc512x_setup_arch,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
index 0fd67b3ffc3e..0a161d82a3a8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
@@ -172,17 +172,9 @@ static const char * const board[] __initconst = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-/*
- * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened
- */
-static int __init lite5200_probe(void)
-{
-	return of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board);
-}
-
 define_machine(lite5200) {
 	.name 		= "lite5200",
-	.probe 		= lite5200_probe,
+	.compatibles	= board,
 	.setup_arch 	= lite5200_setup_arch,
 	.discover_phbs	= mpc52xx_setup_pci,
 	.init		= mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc5200_simple.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc5200_simple.c
index f1e85e86f5e5..7e0e4c34a40b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc5200_simple.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc5200_simple.c
@@ -59,17 +59,9 @@ static const char *board[] __initdata = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-/*
- * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened
- */
-static int __init mpc5200_simple_probe(void)
-{
-	return of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board);
-}
-
 define_machine(mpc5200_simple_platform) {
 	.name		= "mpc5200-simple-platform",
-	.probe		= mpc5200_simple_probe,
+	.compatibles	= board,
 	.setup_arch	= mpc5200_simple_setup_arch,
 	.discover_phbs	= mpc52xx_setup_pci,
 	.init		= mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c
index 534bb227480d..63b6d213726a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c
@@ -34,19 +34,11 @@ static const char *board[] __initdata = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-/*
- * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened
- */
-static int __init mpc830x_rdb_probe(void)
-{
-	return of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board);
-}
-
 machine_device_initcall(mpc830x_rdb, mpc83xx_declare_of_platform_devices);
 
 define_machine(mpc830x_rdb) {
 	.name			= "MPC830x RDB",
-	.probe			= mpc830x_rdb_probe,
+	.compatibles		= board,
 	.setup_arch		= mpc830x_rdb_setup_arch,
 	.discover_phbs		= mpc83xx_setup_pci,
 	.init_IRQ		= mpc83xx_ipic_init_IRQ,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c
index 7b901ab3b864..5c39966762e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c
@@ -34,19 +34,11 @@ static const char *board[] __initdata = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-/*
- * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened
- */
-static int __init mpc831x_rdb_probe(void)
-{
-	return of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board);
-}
-
 machine_device_initcall(mpc831x_rdb, mpc83xx_declare_of_platform_devices);
 
 define_machine(mpc831x_rdb) {
 	.name			= "MPC831x RDB",
-	.probe			= mpc831x_rdb_probe,
+	.compatibles		= board,
 	.setup_arch		= mpc831x_rdb_setup_arch,
 	.discover_phbs		= mpc83xx_setup_pci,
 	.init_IRQ		= mpc83xx_ipic_init_IRQ,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc837x_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc837x_rdb.c
index 39e78018dd0b..45823e147933 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc837x_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc837x_rdb.c
@@ -61,17 +61,9 @@ static const char * const board[] __initconst = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-/*
- * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened
- */
-static int __init mpc837x_rdb_probe(void)
-{
-	return of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board);
-}
-
 define_machine(mpc837x_rdb) {
 	.name			= "MPC837x RDB/WLAN",
-	.probe			= mpc837x_rdb_probe,
+	.compatibles		= board,
 	.setup_arch		= mpc837x_rdb_setup_arch,
 	.discover_phbs  	= mpc83xx_setup_pci,
 	.init_IRQ		= mpc83xx_ipic_init_IRQ,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
index 645fcca77cde..c44400e95f55 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/corenet_generic.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int __init corenet_generic_probe(void)
 	extern struct smp_ops_t smp_85xx_ops;
 #endif
 
-	if (of_device_compatible_match(of_root, boards))
+	if (of_machine_compatible_match(boards))
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Check if we're running under the Freescale hypervisor */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/tqm85xx.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/tqm85xx.c
index 6be1b9809db6..f74d446c53f0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/tqm85xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/tqm85xx.c
@@ -112,17 +112,9 @@ static const char * const board[] __initconst = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-/*
- * Called very early, device-tree isn't unflattened
- */
-static int __init tqm85xx_probe(void)
-{
-	return of_device_compatible_match(of_root, board);
-}
-
 define_machine(tqm85xx) {
 	.name			= "TQM85xx",
-	.probe			= tqm85xx_probe,
+	.compatibles		= board,
 	.setup_arch		= tqm85xx_setup_arch,
 	.init_IRQ		= tqm85xx_pic_init,
 	.show_cpuinfo		= tqm85xx_show_cpuinfo,