1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index ac9fd46509c1..a77207f19671 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -2550,6 +2550,10 @@ static int __devinit emac_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
         struct device_node **blist = NULL;
         int err, i;
 
+        /* Skip unused/unwired EMACS */
+        if (of_get_property(np, "unused", NULL))
+                return -ENODEV;
+
         /* Find ourselves in the bootlist if we are there */
         for (i = 0; i < EMAC_BOOT_LIST_SIZE; i++)
                 if (emac_boot_list[i] == np)