diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c
index 4c26eb59e742a..53a58b3498491 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/of_device_32.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static unsigned long of_bus_sbus_get_flags(const u32 *addr, unsigned long flags)
 
 static int of_bus_ambapp_match(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	return !strcmp(np->name, "ambapp");
+	return !strcmp(np->type, "ambapp");
 }
 
 static void of_bus_ambapp_count_cells(struct device_node *child,