diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
index 0faf16336035..efb54f356a67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_mdio.c
@@ -199,21 +199,12 @@ int stmmac_mdio_register(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data = priv->plat->mdio_bus_data;
 	int addr, found;
-	struct device_node *mdio_node = NULL;
-	struct device_node *child_node = NULL;
+	struct device_node *mdio_node = priv->plat->mdio_node;
 
 	if (!mdio_bus_data)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF)) {
-		for_each_child_of_node(priv->device->of_node, child_node) {
-			if (of_device_is_compatible(child_node,
-						    "snps,dwmac-mdio")) {
-				mdio_node = child_node;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
 		if (mdio_node) {
 			netdev_dbg(ndev, "FOUND MDIO subnode\n");
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
index 6a52fa18cbf2..4514ba73d961 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_platform.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat;
 	struct stmmac_dma_cfg *dma_cfg;
+	struct device_node *child_node = NULL;
 
 	plat = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*plat), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!plat)
@@ -140,13 +141,19 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 		plat->phy_node = of_node_get(np);
 	}
 
+	for_each_child_of_node(np, child_node)
+		if (of_device_is_compatible(child_node,	"snps,dwmac-mdio")) {
+			plat->mdio_node = child_node;
+			break;
+		}
+
 	/* "snps,phy-addr" is not a standard property. Mark it as deprecated
 	 * and warn of its use. Remove this when phy node support is added.
 	 */
 	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "snps,phy-addr", &plat->phy_addr) == 0)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "snps,phy-addr property is deprecated\n");
 
-	if ((plat->phy_node && !of_phy_is_fixed_link(np)) || plat->phy_bus_name)
+	if ((plat->phy_node && !of_phy_is_fixed_link(np)) || !plat->mdio_node)
 		plat->mdio_bus_data = NULL;
 	else
 		plat->mdio_bus_data =
diff --git a/include/linux/stmmac.h b/include/linux/stmmac.h
index eead8ab93c0a..881a79d52467 100644
--- a/include/linux/stmmac.h
+++ b/include/linux/stmmac.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct plat_stmmacenet_data {
 	int interface;
 	struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data;
 	struct device_node *phy_node;
+	struct device_node *mdio_node;
 	struct stmmac_dma_cfg *dma_cfg;
 	int clk_csr;
 	int has_gmac;