diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-sparcio.h b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-sparcio.h
index fce76812843bb..c712c1fe06053 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-sparcio.h
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-sparcio.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define _I8042_SPARCIO_H
 
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/oplib.h>
@@ -103,12 +104,25 @@ static struct platform_driver sparc_i8042_driver = {
 	.remove		= sparc_i8042_remove,
 };
 
-static int __init i8042_platform_init(void)
+static bool i8042_is_mr_coffee(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
-	const char *name = of_get_property(root, "name", NULL);
+	struct device_node *root;
+	const char *name;
+	bool is_mr_coffee;
+
+	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
+
+	name = of_get_property(root, "name", NULL);
+	is_mr_coffee = name && !strcmp(name, "SUNW,JavaStation-1");
 
-	if (name && !strcmp(name, "SUNW,JavaStation-1")) {
+	of_node_put(root);
+
+	return is_mr_coffee;
+}
+
+static int __init i8042_platform_init(void)
+{
+	if (i8042_is_mr_coffee()) {
 		/* Hardcoded values for MrCoffee.  */
 		i8042_kbd_irq = i8042_aux_irq = 13 | 0x20;
 		kbd_iobase = ioremap(0x71300060, 8);
@@ -136,10 +150,7 @@ static int __init i8042_platform_init(void)
 
 static inline void i8042_platform_exit(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
-	const char *name = of_get_property(root, "name", NULL);
-
-	if (!name || strcmp(name, "SUNW,JavaStation-1"))
+	if (!i8042_is_mr_coffee())
 		platform_driver_unregister(&sparc_i8042_driver);
 }