diff --git sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_acpi.c sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_acpi.c
index 34076c1ce8e2..1ad913aabd7d 100644
--- sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_acpi.c
+++ sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_acpi.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ dpaa2_mac_dev_attach(device_t dev)
 {
 	struct dpaa2_mac_dev_softc *sc;
 	ACPI_HANDLE h;
-	ACPI_OBJECT *hobj, *pobj;
 	ssize_t s;
 
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
@@ -114,40 +113,9 @@ dpaa2_mac_dev_attach(device_t dev)
 	    sizeof(sc->phy_conn_type), DEVICE_PROP_ANY);
 	s = device_get_property(dev, "phy-mode", sc->phy_mode,
 	    sizeof(sc->phy_mode), DEVICE_PROP_ANY);
+	s = device_get_property(dev, "phy-handle", &sc->phy_channel,
+	    sizeof(sc->phy_channel), DEVICE_PROP_HANDLE);
 
-	hobj = NULL;
-	s = device_get_property(dev, "phy-handle", &hobj, sizeof(hobj),
-	    DEVICE_PROP_ANY);
-	if (s > 0) {
-		if (hobj->Type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-			device_printf(dev, "Cannot get 'phy-handle' "
-			    "package obj, not ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE\n");
-			goto out;
-		}
-		if (hobj->Package.Count != 1) {
-			device_printf(dev, "Cannot get 'phy-handle' "
-			    "package obj, count %d\n", hobj->Package.Count);
-			goto out;
-		}
-		pobj = &hobj->Package.Elements[0];
-		if (pobj == NULL) {
-			device_printf(dev, "Cannot get 'phy-handle' "
-			    "package pobj is NULL\n");
-			goto out;
-		}
-		if (pobj->Type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
-			device_printf(dev, "Cannot get 'phy-handle' package "
-			    "pobj, no ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE\n");
-			goto out;
-		}
-		sc->phy_channel = acpi_GetReference(NULL, pobj);
-		if (sc->phy_channel == NULL) {
-			device_printf(dev, "Cannot get 'phy-handle' reference "
-			    "handle ph is NULL\n");
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-out:
 	if (bootverbose)
 		device_printf(dev, "UID %#04x reg %#04jx managed '%s' "
 		    "phy-connection-type '%s' phy-mode '%s' phy-handle '%s'\n",
diff --git sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_fdt.c sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_fdt.c
index 5d5ad1f40fab..b1382d0d8ecc 100644
--- sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_fdt.c
+++ sys/dev/dpaa2/dpaa2_mc_fdt.c
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ dpaa2_mac_fdt_attach(device_t dev)
 	s = device_get_property(dev, "phy-connection-type", sc->phy_conn_type,
 	    sizeof(sc->phy_conn_type), DEVICE_PROP_ANY);
 	s = device_get_property(dev, "pcs-handle", &sc->pcs_handle,
-	    sizeof(sc->pcs_handle), DEVICE_PROP_UINT32);
+	    sizeof(sc->pcs_handle), DEVICE_PROP_HANDLE);
 
 	/* 'sfp' and 'phy-handle' are optional but we need one or the other. */
 	s = device_get_property(dev, "sfp", &sc->sfp, sizeof(sc->sfp),
-	    DEVICE_PROP_UINT32);
+	    DEVICE_PROP_HANDLE);
 	s = device_get_property(dev, "phy-handle", &sc->phy_handle,
-	    sizeof(sc->phy_handle), DEVICE_PROP_UINT32);
+	    sizeof(sc->phy_handle), DEVICE_PROP_HANDLE);
 
 	if (bootverbose)
 		device_printf(dev, "node %#x '%s': reg %#x sfp %#x pcs-handle "
@@ -187,12 +187,12 @@ dpaa2_mac_fdt_get_phy_dev(device_t dev)
 	if (sc->sfp != 0) {
 		device_t xdev;
 
-		xdev = OF_device_from_xref(sc->sfp);
+		xdev = OF_device_from_xref(OF_xref_from_node(sc->sfp));
 		if (xdev != NULL)
 			return (xdev);
 	}
 #endif
-	return (OF_device_from_xref(sc->phy_handle));
+	return (OF_device_from_xref(OF_xref_from_node(sc->phy_handle)));
 }
 
 static device_method_t dpaa2_mac_fdt_methods[] = {