diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ebus.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ebus.c
index 75ac24d229b1..ba58c3a061fd 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ebus.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ebus.c
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ void __init fill_ebus_device(struct device_node *dp, struct linux_ebus_device *d
 	dev->ofdev.node = dp;
 	dev->ofdev.dev.parent = &dev->bus->ofdev.dev;
 	dev->ofdev.dev.bus = &ebus_bus_type;
-	strcpy(dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+	sprintf(dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "ebus[%08x]", dp->node);
 
 	/* Register with core */
 	if (of_device_register(&dev->ofdev) != 0)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ebus: device registration error for %s!\n",
-		       dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+		       dp->path_component_name);
 
 	if ((dp = dp->child) != NULL) {
 		dev->children = (struct linux_ebus_child *)
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ void __init ebus_init(void)
 		ebus->ofdev.node = dp;
 		ebus->ofdev.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 		ebus->ofdev.dev.bus = &ebus_bus_type;
-		strcpy(ebus->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+		sprintf(ebus->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "ebus%d", num_ebus);
 
 		/* Register with core */
 		if (of_device_register(&ebus->ofdev) != 0)
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "ebus: device registration error for %s!\n",
-			       ebus->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+			       dp->path_component_name);
 
 
 		nd = dp->child;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device.c
index 74bef2a2d37f..46200c43ffb1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ build_resources:
 	if (!parent)
 		strcpy(op->dev.bus_id, "root");
 	else
-		strcpy(op->dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+		sprintf(op->dev.bus_id, "%08x", dp->node);
 
 	if (of_device_register(op)) {
 		printk("%s: Could not register of device.\n",
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ebus.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ebus.c
index 2df25c2b4071..35bf895fdeee 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ebus.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ebus.c
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ static void __init fill_ebus_device(struct device_node *dp, struct linux_ebus_de
 	dev->ofdev.node = dp;
 	dev->ofdev.dev.parent = &dev->bus->ofdev.dev;
 	dev->ofdev.dev.bus = &ebus_bus_type;
-	strcpy(dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+	sprintf(dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "ebus[%08x]", dp->node);
 
 	/* Register with core */
 	if (of_device_register(&dev->ofdev) != 0)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ebus: device registration error for %s!\n",
-		       dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+		       dp->path_component_name);
 
 	dp = dp->child;
 	if (dp) {
@@ -494,12 +494,12 @@ void __init ebus_init(void)
 		ebus->ofdev.node = dp;
 		ebus->ofdev.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 		ebus->ofdev.dev.bus = &ebus_bus_type;
-		strcpy(ebus->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+		sprintf(ebus->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "ebus%d", num_ebus);
 
 		/* Register with core */
 		if (of_device_register(&ebus->ofdev) != 0)
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "ebus: device registration error for %s!\n",
-			       ebus->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+			       dp->path_component_name);
 
 
 		child = dp->child;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/isa.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/isa.c
index 0f3aec72ef5f..f028e68b23f2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/isa.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/isa.c
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ static void __init isa_fill_devices(struct sparc_isa_bridge *isa_br)
 		isa_dev->ofdev.node = dp;
 		isa_dev->ofdev.dev.parent = &isa_br->ofdev.dev;
 		isa_dev->ofdev.dev.bus = &isa_bus_type;
-		strcpy(isa_dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+		sprintf(isa_dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "isa[%08x]", dp->node);
 
 		/* Register with core */
 		if (of_device_register(&isa_dev->ofdev) != 0) {
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "isa: device registration error for %s!\n",
-			       isa_dev->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+			       dp->path_component_name);
 			kfree(isa_dev);
 			goto next_sibling;
 		}
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ void __init isa_init(void)
 		isa_br->ofdev.node = dp;
 		isa_br->ofdev.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 		isa_br->ofdev.dev.bus = &isa_bus_type;
-		strcpy(isa_br->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+		sprintf(isa_br->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "isa%d", index);
 
 		/* Register with core */
 		if (of_device_register(&isa_br->ofdev) != 0) {
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "isa: device registration error for %s!\n",
-			       isa_br->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+			       dp->path_component_name);
 			kfree(isa_br);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/of_device.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/of_device.c
index 983ca5f485cf..8cc14fc6b6f1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/of_device.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/of_device.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static struct of_device * __init scan_one_device(struct device_node *dp,
 	if (!parent)
 		strcpy(op->dev.bus_id, "root");
 	else
-		sprintf(op->dev.bus_id, "%s@%08x", dp->name, dp->node);
+		sprintf(op->dev.bus_id, "%08x", dp->node);
 
 	if (of_device_register(op)) {
 		printk("%s: Could not register of device.\n",
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/sbus.c b/drivers/sbus/sbus.c
index 935952ef88f1..98fcbb3d5560 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/sbus.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/sbus.c
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ static void __init fill_sbus_device(struct device_node *dp, struct sbus_dev *sde
 	else
 		sdev->ofdev.dev.parent = &sdev->bus->ofdev.dev;
 	sdev->ofdev.dev.bus = &sbus_bus_type;
-	strcpy(sdev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, dp->path_component_name);
+	sprintf(sdev->ofdev.dev.bus_id, "sbus[%08x]", dp->node);
 
 	if (of_device_register(&sdev->ofdev) != 0)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "sbus: device registration error for %s!\n",
-		       sdev->ofdev.dev.bus_id);
+		       dp->path_component_name);
 }
 
 static void __init sbus_bus_ranges_init(struct device_node *dp, struct sbus_bus *sbus)