diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index c009d2155f9c..3f6238d96a5d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@ struct boot_param_header *initial_boot_params;
 
 static struct device_node *allnodes = NULL;
 
-/* use when traversing tree through the allnext, child, sibling,
- * or parent members of struct device_node.
- */
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(devtree_lock);
+extern rwlock_t devtree_lock;	/* temporary while merging */
 
 /* export that to outside world */
 struct device_node *of_chosen;
@@ -1489,25 +1486,6 @@ static int __init prom_reconfig_setup(void)
 __initcall(prom_reconfig_setup);
 #endif
 
-struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
-				  const char *name,
-				  int *lenp)
-{
-	struct property *pp;
-
-	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
-	for (pp = np->properties; pp != 0; pp = pp->next)
-		if (strcmp(pp->name, name) == 0) {
-			if (lenp != 0)
-				*lenp = pp->length;
-			break;
-		}
-	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
-
-	return pp;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_property);
-
 /*
  * Add a property to a node
  */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c
index f2ce0d48e102..0f5aab4326b3 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@
 
 static struct device_node *allnodes;
 
-/* use when traversing tree through the allnext, child, sibling,
- * or parent members of struct device_node.
- */
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(devtree_lock);
+extern rwlock_t devtree_lock;	/* temporary while merging */
 
 struct device_node *of_get_parent(const struct device_node *node)
 {
@@ -130,23 +127,6 @@ struct device_node *of_find_compatible_node(struct device_node *from,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_compatible_node);
 
-struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
-				  const char *name,
-				  int *lenp)
-{
-	struct property *pp;
-
-	for (pp = np->properties; pp != 0; pp = pp->next) {
-		if (strcasecmp(pp->name, name) == 0) {
-			if (lenp != 0)
-				*lenp = pp->length;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	return pp;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_property);
-
 int of_getintprop_default(struct device_node *np, const char *name, int def)
 {
 	struct property *prop;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c
index 4d6fb07f047f..a1ccc00c7958 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@
 
 static struct device_node *allnodes;
 
-/* use when traversing tree through the allnext, child, sibling,
- * or parent members of struct device_node.
- */
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(devtree_lock);
+extern rwlock_t devtree_lock;	/* temporary while merging */
 
 struct device_node *of_get_parent(const struct device_node *node)
 {
@@ -135,23 +132,6 @@ struct device_node *of_find_compatible_node(struct device_node *from,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_compatible_node);
 
-struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
-				  const char *name,
-				  int *lenp)
-{
-	struct property *pp;
-
-	for (pp = np->properties; pp != 0; pp = pp->next) {
-		if (strcasecmp(pp->name, name) == 0) {
-			if (lenp != 0)
-				*lenp = pp->length;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	return pp;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_property);
-
 int of_getintprop_default(struct device_node *np, const char *name, int def)
 {
 	struct property *prop;
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index d6dc5e74c27c..70b60845140e 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+/* use when traversing tree through the allnext, child, sibling,
+ * or parent members of struct device_node.
+ */
+DEFINE_RWLOCK(devtree_lock);
 
 int of_n_addr_cells(struct device_node *np)
 {
@@ -51,6 +57,26 @@ int of_n_size_cells(struct device_node *np)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_n_size_cells);
 
+struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
+				  const char *name,
+				  int *lenp)
+{
+	struct property *pp;
+
+	read_lock(&devtree_lock);
+	for (pp = np->properties; pp != 0; pp = pp->next) {
+		if (of_prop_cmp(pp->name, name) == 0) {
+			if (lenp != 0)
+				*lenp = pp->length;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	read_unlock(&devtree_lock);
+
+	return pp;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_property);
+
 /*
  * Find a property with a given name for a given node
  * and return the value.
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h b/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h
index b05f8f26940a..75b1144ca580 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/prom.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define OF_ROOT_NODE_SIZE_CELLS_DEFAULT	1
 
 #define of_compat_cmp(s1, s2, l)	strncasecmp((s1), (s2), (l))
+#define of_prop_cmp(s1, s2)		strcmp((s1), (s2))
 
 /* Definitions used by the flattened device tree */
 #define OF_DT_HEADER		0xd00dfeed	/* marker */
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/prom.h b/include/asm-sparc/prom.h
index c755c69404f7..57f86c84293b 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/prom.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/prom.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define OF_ROOT_NODE_SIZE_CELLS_DEFAULT	1
 
 #define of_compat_cmp(s1, s2, l)	strncmp((s1), (s2), (l))
+#define of_prop_cmp(s1, s2)		strcasecmp((s1), (s2))
 
 typedef u32 phandle;
 typedef u32 ihandle;
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h b/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h
index 040d198ee842..6a5e2405cbf4 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define OF_ROOT_NODE_SIZE_CELLS_DEFAULT	1
 
 #define of_compat_cmp(s1, s2, l)	strncmp((s1), (s2), (l))
+#define of_prop_cmp(s1, s2)		strcasecmp((s1), (s2))
 
 typedef u32 phandle;
 typedef u32 ihandle;