diff --git a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
index 4ec3fb7a0d69..6d0c395d20e5 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
@@ -1286,6 +1286,12 @@ static int lynx_28g_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device_node *dn;
 	int err;
 
+	dn = dev_of_node(dev);
+	if (!dn) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Device requires an OF node\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1301,7 +1307,6 @@ static int lynx_28g_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	lynx_28g_pll_read_configuration(priv);
 
-	dn = dev_of_node(dev);
 	if (of_get_child_count(dn)) {
 		struct device_node *child;