diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c
index 56efbeb7851e..6765c03334bc 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c
@@ -213,20 +213,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_reset_event);
  * devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle() - Get the devfreq-event dev from
  *					 devicetree.
  * @dev		: the pointer to the given device
+ * @phandle_name: name of property holding a phandle value
  * @index	: the index into list of devfreq-event device
  *
  * Note that this function return the pointer of devfreq-event device.
  */
 struct devfreq_event_dev *devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
-						      int index)
+					const char *phandle_name, int index)
 {
 	struct device_node *node;
 	struct devfreq_event_dev *edev;
 
-	if (!dev->of_node)
+	if (!dev->of_node || !phandle_name)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "devfreq-events", index);
+	node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, phandle_name, index);
 	if (!node)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
@@ -258,19 +259,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle);
 /**
  * devfreq_event_get_edev_count() - Get the count of devfreq-event dev
  * @dev		: the pointer to the given device
+ * @phandle_name: name of property holding a phandle value
  *
  * Note that this function return the count of devfreq-event devices.
  */
-int devfreq_event_get_edev_count(struct device *dev)
+int devfreq_event_get_edev_count(struct device *dev, const char *phandle_name)
 {
 	int count;
 
-	if (!dev->of_node) {
+	if (!dev->of_node || !phandle_name) {
 		dev_err(dev, "device does not have a device node entry\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	count = of_property_count_elems_of_size(dev->of_node, "devfreq-events",
+	count = of_property_count_elems_of_size(dev->of_node, phandle_name,
 						sizeof(u32));
 	if (count < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev,
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
index 58dbf51f0983..1e684a448c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int exynos_bus_parent_parse_of(struct device_node *np,
 	 * Get the devfreq-event devices to get the current utilization of
 	 * buses. This raw data will be used in devfreq ondemand governor.
 	 */
-	count = devfreq_event_get_edev_count(dev);
+	count = devfreq_event_get_edev_count(dev, "devfreq-events");
 	if (count < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get the count of devfreq-event dev\n");
 		ret = count;
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ static int exynos_bus_parent_parse_of(struct device_node *np,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		bus->edev[i] = devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(dev, i);
+		bus->edev[i] = devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(dev,
+							"devfreq-events", i);
 		if (IS_ERR(bus->edev[i])) {
 			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 			goto err_regulator;
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
index 027769e39f9b..2e912166a993 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int rk3399_dmcfreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(data->dmc_clk);
 	}
 
-	data->edev = devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(dev, 0);
+	data->edev = devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(dev, "devfreq-events", 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->edev))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
diff --git a/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c b/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c
index b9c7956e5031..714d1f6f077c 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/samsung/exynos5422-dmc.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,8 @@ static int exynos5_performance_counters_init(struct exynos5_dmc *dmc)
 	int counters_size;
 	int ret, i;
 
-	dmc->num_counters = devfreq_event_get_edev_count(dmc->dev);
+	dmc->num_counters = devfreq_event_get_edev_count(dmc->dev,
+							"devfreq-events");
 	if (dmc->num_counters < 0) {
 		dev_err(dmc->dev, "could not get devfreq-event counters\n");
 		return dmc->num_counters;
@@ -1306,7 +1307,8 @@ static int exynos5_performance_counters_init(struct exynos5_dmc *dmc)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dmc->num_counters; i++) {
 		dmc->counter[i] =
-			devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(dmc->dev, i);
+			devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(dmc->dev,
+						"devfreq-events", i);
 		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dmc->counter[i]))
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq-event.h b/include/linux/devfreq-event.h
index f14f17f8cb7f..4a50a5c71a5f 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq-event.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq-event.h
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ extern int devfreq_event_get_event(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev,
 				struct devfreq_event_data *edata);
 extern int devfreq_event_reset_event(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev);
 extern struct devfreq_event_dev *devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(
-				struct device *dev, int index);
-extern int devfreq_event_get_edev_count(struct device *dev);
+				struct device *dev,
+				const char *phandle_name,
+				int index);
+extern int devfreq_event_get_edev_count(struct device *dev,
+				const char *phandle_name);
 extern struct devfreq_event_dev *devfreq_event_add_edev(struct device *dev,
 				struct devfreq_event_desc *desc);
 extern int devfreq_event_remove_edev(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev);
@@ -152,12 +155,15 @@ static inline int devfreq_event_reset_event(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev)
 }
 
 static inline struct devfreq_event_dev *devfreq_event_get_edev_by_phandle(
-					struct device *dev, int index)
+					struct device *dev,
+					const char *phandle_name,
+					int index)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
-static inline int devfreq_event_get_edev_count(struct device *dev)
+static inline int devfreq_event_get_edev_count(struct device *dev,
+					const char *phandle_name)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }