diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
index a3a8d7b62f3f..796571fccba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ static int bcm_sf2_sw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device_node *dn = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct b53_platform_data *pdata;
 	struct dsa_switch_ops *ops;
+	struct device_node *ports;
 	struct bcm_sf2_priv *priv;
 	struct b53_device *dev;
 	struct dsa_switch *ds;
@@ -1038,7 +1039,11 @@ static int bcm_sf2_sw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->indir_lock);
 	mutex_init(&priv->stats_mutex);
 
-	bcm_sf2_identify_ports(priv, dn->child);
+	ports = of_find_node_by_name(dn, "ports");
+	if (ports) {
+		bcm_sf2_identify_ports(priv, ports);
+		of_node_put(ports);
+	}
 
 	priv->irq0 = irq_of_parse_and_map(dn, 0);
 	priv->irq1 = irq_of_parse_and_map(dn, 1);