EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_immrbase);
 
+static u32 sysfreq = -1;
+
+u32 fsl_get_sys_freq(void)
+{
+       struct device_node *soc;
+       const u32 *prop;
+       int size;
+
+       if (sysfreq != -1)
+               return sysfreq;
+
+       soc = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "soc");
+       if (!soc)
+               return -1;
+
+       prop = of_get_property(soc, "clock-frequency", &size);
+       if (!prop || size != sizeof(*prop) || *prop == 0)
+               prop = of_get_property(soc, "bus-frequency", &size);
+
+       if (prop && size == sizeof(*prop))
+               sysfreq = *prop;
+
+       of_node_put(soc);
+       return sysfreq;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fsl_get_sys_freq);
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPM2) || defined(CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE) || defined(CONFIG_8xx)
 
 static u32 brgfreq = -1;
 static int __init mpc83xx_wdt_init(void)
 {
        struct resource r;
-       struct device_node *soc, *np;
+       struct device_node *np;
        struct platform_device *dev;
-       const unsigned int *freq;
+       u32 freq = fsl_get_sys_freq();
        int ret;
 
        np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, "watchdog", "mpc83xx_wdt");
                goto nodev;
        }
 
-       soc = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "soc");
-
-       if (!soc) {
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               goto nosoc;
-       }
-
-       freq = of_get_property(soc, "bus-frequency", NULL);
-       if (!freq) {
-               ret = -ENODEV;
-               goto err;
-       }
-
        memset(&r, 0, sizeof(r));
 
        ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &r);
                goto err;
        }
 
-       ret = platform_device_add_data(dev, freq, sizeof(int));
+       ret = platform_device_add_data(dev, &freq, sizeof(freq));
        if (ret)
                goto unreg;
 
-       of_node_put(soc);
        of_node_put(np);
-
        return 0;
 
 unreg:
        platform_device_unregister(dev);
 err:
-       of_node_put(soc);
-nosoc:
        of_node_put(np);
 nodev:
        return ret;
        sysclk = get_brgfreq();
 #endif
        if (sysclk == -1) {
-               struct device_node *np;
-               const u32 *freq;
-               int size;
-
-               np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "soc");
-               if (!np)
+               sysclk = fsl_get_sys_freq();
+               if (sysclk == -1)
                        return -ENODEV;
-
-               freq = of_get_property(np, "clock-frequency", &size);
-               if (!freq || size != sizeof(*freq) || *freq == 0) {
-                       freq = of_get_property(np, "bus-frequency", &size);
-                       if (!freq || size != sizeof(*freq) || *freq == 0) {
-                               of_node_put(np);
-                               return -ENODEV;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               sysclk = *freq;
-               of_node_put(np);
        }
 
        ret = of_fsl_spi_probe(NULL, "fsl,spi", sysclk, board_infos,