--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/drivers/cpufreq/highbank-cpufreq.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ vr9-7490-729/linux-3.10.107/drivers/cpufreq/highbank-cpufreq.c	2021-11-10 11:53:55.000000000 +0000
@@ -70,23 +70,17 @@
 		(!of_machine_is_compatible("calxeda,ecx-2000")))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	for_each_child_of_node(of_find_node_by_path("/cpus"), np)
-		if (of_get_property(np, "operating-points", NULL))
-			break;
-
-	if (!np) {
-		pr_err("failed to find highbank cpufreq node\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
 	cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(0);
 	if (!cpu_dev) {
 		pr_err("failed to get highbank cpufreq device\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_put_node;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	cpu_dev->of_node = np;
+	np = of_node_get(cpu_dev->of_node);
+	if (!np) {
+		pr_err("failed to find highbank cpufreq node\n");
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
 	cpu_clk = clk_get(cpu_dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(cpu_clk)) {