diff --git a/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c
index d4622ca0cde4257ef445b2372378302a3c17e2cb..17e6248722644651101fe0b01a948d771d46f9a7 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ void watchdog_reset (void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT) && defined (CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP)
 void ft_cpu_setup (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
-	char * cpu_path = "/cpus/" OF_CPU;
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH0) || defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH1) ||\
     defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH2) || defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH3)
 	fdt_fixup_ethernet(blob);
@@ -314,9 +312,12 @@ void ft_cpu_setup (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 	do_fixup_by_compat_u32(blob, "fsl,cpm2-brg",
 			       "clock-frequency", bd->bi_brgfreq, 1);
 
-	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_busfreq, 1);
-	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "timebase-frequency", OF_TBCLK, 1);
-	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_prop_u32(blob, "device_type", "cpu", 4,
+		"bus-frequency", bd->bi_busfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_prop_u32(blob, "device_type", "cpu", 4,
+		"timebase-frequency", OF_TBCLK, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_prop_u32(blob, "device_type", "cpu", 4,
+		"clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT */