diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index d4424b5d830606..861c100f9fac34 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -1012,22 +1012,24 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_node(struct device_node *node)
 /*
  * devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle - Get the devfreq device from devicetree
  * @dev - instance to the given device
+ * @phandle_name - name of property holding a phandle value
  * @index - index into list of devfreq
  *
  * return the instance of devfreq device
  */
-struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev, int index)
+struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
+					const char *phandle_name, int index)
 {
 	struct device_node *node;
 	struct devfreq *devfreq;
 
-	if (!dev)
+	if (!dev || !phandle_name)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	if (!dev->of_node)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "devfreq", index);
+	node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, phandle_name, index);
 	if (!node)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
@@ -1043,7 +1045,8 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_node(struct device_node *node)
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev, int index)
+struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
+					const char *phandle_name, int index)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
index 8fa8eb5413732f..58dbf51f0983d5 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int exynos_bus_profile_init_passive(struct exynos_bus *bus,
 	profile->exit = exynos_bus_passive_exit;
 
 	/* Get the instance of parent devfreq device */
-	parent_devfreq = devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(dev, 0);
+	parent_devfreq = devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(dev, "devfreq", 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(parent_devfreq))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index eb971b8e5051b0..2f4a74efa6bed3 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ void devm_devfreq_unregister_notifier(struct device *dev,
 				struct notifier_block *nb,
 				unsigned int list);
 struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_node(struct device_node *node);
-struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev, int index);
+struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
+				const char *phandle_name, int index);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND)
 /**
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ static inline struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_node(struct device_node *no
 }
 
 static inline struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
-					int index)
+					const char *phandle_name, int index)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }