diff --git a/drivers/of/partition.c b/drivers/of/partition.c
index 3dce844..6017897 100644
--- a/drivers/of/partition.c
+++ b/drivers/of/partition.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(new))
 		new = NULL;
 
-	if (new && new->dev)
-		new->dev->device_node = node;
+	if (new)
+		new->device_node = node;;
 
 	free(filename);
 
diff --git a/fs/devfs-core.c b/fs/devfs-core.c
index f45f8ca..62571fb 100644
--- a/fs/devfs-core.c
+++ b/fs/devfs-core.c
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct cdev *cdev_by_device_node(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	struct cdev *cdev;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cdev, &cdev_list, list) {
+		if (!cdev->device_node)
+			continue;
+		if (cdev->device_node == node)
+			return cdev;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * device_find_partition - find a partition belonging to a physical device
  *
diff --git a/include/driver.h b/include/driver.h
index 728f8ab..046dd90 100644
--- a/include/driver.h
+++ b/include/driver.h
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@
 	struct file_operations *ops;
 	void *priv;
 	struct device_d *dev;
+	struct device_node *device_node;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct list_head devices_list;
 	char *name; /* filename under /dev/ */
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@
 int cdev_find_free_index(const char *);
 struct cdev *device_find_partition(struct device_d *dev, const char *name);
 struct cdev *cdev_by_name(const char *filename);
+struct cdev *cdev_by_device_node(struct device_node *node);
 struct cdev *cdev_open(const char *name, unsigned long flags);
 int cdev_do_open(struct cdev *, unsigned long flags);
 void cdev_close(struct cdev *cdev);