diff --git a/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c b/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c
index 2a72f861f798..8c6492e5693c 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c
@@ -92,3 +92,29 @@ void __init socfpga_reset_init(void)
 	for_each_matching_node(np, socfpga_early_reset_dt_ids)
 		a10_reset_init(np);
 }
+
+/*
+ * The early driver is problematic, because it doesn't register
+ * itself as a driver. This causes certain device links to prevent
+ * consumer devices from probing. The hacky solution is to register
+ * an empty driver, whose only job is to attach itself to the reset
+ * manager and call probe.
+ */
+static const struct of_device_id socfpga_reset_dt_ids[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "altr,rst-mgr", },
+	{ /* sentinel */ },
+};
+
+static int reset_simple_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver reset_socfpga_driver = {
+	.probe	= reset_simple_probe,
+	.driver = {
+		.name		= "socfpga-reset",
+		.of_match_table	= socfpga_reset_dt_ids,
+	},
+};
+builtin_platform_driver(reset_socfpga_driver);