diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/km82xx.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/km82xx.c
index 99f0f0f41876..4ad223525e89 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/km82xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/km82xx.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 static void __init km82xx_pic_init(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *np __free(device_node);
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,pq2-pic");
+	struct device_node *np __free(device_node) = of_find_compatible_node(NULL,
+		NULL, "fsl,pq2-pic");
 
 	if (!np) {
 		pr_err("PIC init: can not find cpm-pic node\n");