diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/pci.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/pci.c
index 768c262b9368..68e49b24df94 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/pci.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ chrp_find_bridges(void)
 		model = of_get_property(dev, "model", NULL);
 		if (model == NULL)
 			model = "<none>";
-		if (of_device_is_compatible(dev, "IBM,python")) {
+		if (strncmp(model, "IBM, Python", 11) == 0) {
 			setup_python(hose, dev);
 		} else if (is_mot
 			   || strncmp(model, "Motorola, Grackle", 17) == 0) {