diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/nmi.c
index 0b5f72f17fd0..401eb1d8e3b4 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
-#include <linux/sysdev.h>
+#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
@@ -196,43 +196,31 @@ void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 
 /* Suspend/resume support */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int nmi_wdt_suspend(struct sys_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
+static int nmi_wdt_suspend(void)
 {
 	nmi_wdt_stop();
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nmi_wdt_resume(struct sys_device *dev)
+static void nmi_wdt_resume(void)
 {
 	if (nmi_active)
 		nmi_wdt_start();
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct sysdev_class nmi_sysclass = {
-	.name		= DRV_NAME,
+static struct syscore_ops nmi_syscore_ops = {
 	.resume		= nmi_wdt_resume,
 	.suspend	= nmi_wdt_suspend,
 };
 
-static struct sys_device device_nmi_wdt = {
-	.id	= 0,
-	.cls	= &nmi_sysclass,
-};
-
-static int __init init_nmi_wdt_sysfs(void)
+static int __init init_nmi_wdt_syscore(void)
 {
-	int error;
+	if (nmi_active)
+		register_syscore_ops(&nmi_syscore_ops);
 
-	if (!nmi_active)
-		return 0;
-
-	error = sysdev_class_register(&nmi_sysclass);
-	if (!error)
-		error = sysdev_register(&device_nmi_wdt);
-	return error;
+	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(init_nmi_wdt_sysfs);
+late_initcall(init_nmi_wdt_syscore);
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_PM */