diff --git a/drivers/phy/mscc/phy-ocelot-serdes.c b/drivers/phy/mscc/phy-ocelot-serdes.c
index 76f596365176..d9443e865a78 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/mscc/phy-ocelot-serdes.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/mscc/phy-ocelot-serdes.c
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ static int serdes_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct phy_provider *provider;
 	struct serdes_ctrl *ctrl;
+	struct resource *res;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -503,6 +504,14 @@ static int serdes_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ctrl->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	ctrl->regs = syscon_node_to_regmap(pdev->dev.parent->of_node);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctrl->regs)) {
+		/* Fall back to using IORESOURCE_REG, if possible */
+		res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_REG, 0);
+		if (res)
+			ctrl->regs = dev_get_regmap(ctrl->dev->parent,
+						    res->name);
+	}
+
 	if (IS_ERR(ctrl->regs))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctrl->regs);