diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_of_platform.c b/drivers/ata/pata_of_platform.c
index b6b7af894d9d..201a32d0627f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_of_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_of_platform.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ static int pata_of_platform_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	unsigned int reg_shift = 0;
 	int pio_mode = 0;
 	int pio_mask;
-	const u32 *prop;
 
 	ret = of_address_to_resource(dn, 0, &io_res);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -50,13 +49,9 @@ static int pata_of_platform_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	irq_res = platform_get_resource(ofdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
 
-	prop = of_get_property(dn, "reg-shift", NULL);
-	if (prop)
-		reg_shift = be32_to_cpup(prop);
+	of_property_read_u32(dn, "reg-shift", &reg_shift);
 
-	prop = of_get_property(dn, "pio-mode", NULL);
-	if (prop) {
-		pio_mode = be32_to_cpup(prop);
+	if (!of_property_read_u32(dn, "pio-mode", &pio_mode)) {
 		if (pio_mode > 6) {
 			dev_err(&ofdev->dev, "invalid pio-mode\n");
 			return -EINVAL;