diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mmio_nvram.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mmio_nvram.c
index 2073242..ddc877a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mmio_nvram.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mmio_nvram.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	nvram_node = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "nvram");
+	if (!nvram_node)
+		nvram_node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "nvram");
 	if (!nvram_node) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "nvram: no node found in device-tree\n");
 		return -ENODEV;