diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c
index b27fc7ac9ceab1ae3543522bd97ae195aacf8df1..97700429633ee6ac0a408f3aefc81d51fb98049f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c
@@ -433,10 +433,14 @@ static const struct property_entry mcp251x_properties[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
+static const struct software_node mcp251x_node = {
+	.properties = mcp251x_properties,
+};
+
 static struct spi_board_info zeus_spi_board_info[] = {
 	[0] = {
 		.modalias	= "mcp2515",
-		.properties	= mcp251x_properties,
+		.swnode		= &mcp251x_node,
 		.irq		= PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ZEUS_CAN_GPIO),
 		.max_speed_hz	= 1*1000*1000,
 		.bus_num	= 3,