1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index cf6312fafea5..e13ad6cdcc22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -339,9 +339,18 @@ static int ksz9021_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
         const struct device *dev = &phydev->dev;
         const struct device_node *of_node = dev->of_node;
+        const struct device *dev_walker;
 
-        if (!of_node && dev->parent->of_node)
-                of_node = dev->parent->of_node;
+        /* The Micrel driver has a deprecated option to place phy OF
+         * properties in the MAC node. Walk up the tree of devices to
+         * find a device with an OF node.
+         */
+        dev_walker = &phydev->dev;
+        do {
+                of_node = dev_walker->of_node;
+                dev_walker = dev_walker->parent;
+
+        } while (!of_node && dev_walker);
 
         if (of_node) {
                 ksz9021_load_values_from_of(phydev, of_node,