diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
index 4bb561856af5..47a096134043 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
@@ -1387,6 +1387,10 @@ static int emac_devioctl(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *ifrq, int cmd)
 
 static int match_first_device(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
+	if (dev->parent && dev->parent->of_node)
+		return of_device_is_compatible(dev->parent->of_node,
+					       "ti,davinci_mdio");
+
 	return !strncmp(dev_name(dev), "davinci_mdio", 12);
 }