diff --git a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
index 805437fa249a..b436f48a9d50 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.c
@@ -701,6 +701,68 @@ static int get_dts_property(struct axis_fifo *fifo,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int axis_fifo_parse_dt(struct axis_fifo *fifo)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int value;
+
+	ret = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axi-str-rxd-tdata-width", &value);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "missing xlnx,axi-str-rxd-tdata-width property\n");
+		goto end;
+	} else if (value != 32) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "xlnx,axi-str-rxd-tdata-width only supports 32 bits\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axi-str-txd-tdata-width", &value);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "missing xlnx,axi-str-txd-tdata-width property\n");
+		goto end;
+	} else if (value != 32) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "xlnx,axi-str-txd-tdata-width only supports 32 bits\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,rx-fifo-depth",
+			       &fifo->rx_fifo_depth);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "missing xlnx,rx-fifo-depth property\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,tx-fifo-depth",
+			       &fifo->tx_fifo_depth);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "missing xlnx,tx-fifo-depth property\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* IP sets TDFV to fifo depth - 4 so we will do the same */
+	fifo->tx_fifo_depth -= 4;
+
+	ret = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-rx-data", &fifo->has_rx_fifo);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "missing xlnx,use-rx-data property\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-tx-data", &fifo->has_tx_fifo);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "missing xlnx,use-tx-data property\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int axis_fifo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct resource *r_irq; /* interrupt resources */
@@ -712,34 +774,6 @@ static int axis_fifo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	int rc = 0; /* error return value */
 
-	/* IP properties from device tree */
-	unsigned int rxd_tdata_width;
-	unsigned int txc_tdata_width;
-	unsigned int txd_tdata_width;
-	unsigned int tdest_width;
-	unsigned int tid_width;
-	unsigned int tuser_width;
-	unsigned int data_interface_type;
-	unsigned int has_tdest;
-	unsigned int has_tid;
-	unsigned int has_tkeep;
-	unsigned int has_tstrb;
-	unsigned int has_tuser;
-	unsigned int rx_fifo_depth;
-	unsigned int rx_programmable_empty_threshold;
-	unsigned int rx_programmable_full_threshold;
-	unsigned int axi_id_width;
-	unsigned int axi4_data_width;
-	unsigned int select_xpm;
-	unsigned int tx_fifo_depth;
-	unsigned int tx_programmable_empty_threshold;
-	unsigned int tx_programmable_full_threshold;
-	unsigned int use_rx_cut_through;
-	unsigned int use_rx_data;
-	unsigned int use_tx_control;
-	unsigned int use_tx_cut_through;
-	unsigned int use_tx_data;
-
 	/* ----------------------------
 	 *     init wrapper device
 	 * ----------------------------
@@ -806,164 +840,9 @@ static int axis_fifo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * ----------------------------
 	 */
 
-	/* retrieve device tree properties */
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axi-str-rxd-tdata-width",
-			      &rxd_tdata_width);
+	rc = axis_fifo_parse_dt(fifo);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axi-str-txc-tdata-width",
-			      &txc_tdata_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axi-str-txd-tdata-width",
-			      &txd_tdata_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axis-tdest-width", &tdest_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axis-tid-width", &tid_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,axis-tuser-width", &tuser_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,data-interface-type",
-			      &data_interface_type);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,has-axis-tdest", &has_tdest);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,has-axis-tid", &has_tid);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,has-axis-tkeep", &has_tkeep);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,has-axis-tstrb", &has_tstrb);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,has-axis-tuser", &has_tuser);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,rx-fifo-depth", &rx_fifo_depth);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,rx-fifo-pe-threshold",
-			      &rx_programmable_empty_threshold);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,rx-fifo-pf-threshold",
-			      &rx_programmable_full_threshold);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,s-axi-id-width", &axi_id_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,s-axi4-data-width", &axi4_data_width);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,select-xpm", &select_xpm);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,tx-fifo-depth", &tx_fifo_depth);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,tx-fifo-pe-threshold",
-			      &tx_programmable_empty_threshold);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,tx-fifo-pf-threshold",
-			      &tx_programmable_full_threshold);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-rx-cut-through",
-			      &use_rx_cut_through);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-rx-data", &use_rx_data);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-tx-ctrl", &use_tx_control);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-tx-cut-through",
-			      &use_tx_cut_through);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-	rc = get_dts_property(fifo, "xlnx,use-tx-data", &use_tx_data);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err_unmap;
-
-	/* check validity of device tree properties */
-	if (rxd_tdata_width != 32) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device,
-			"rxd_tdata_width width [%u] unsupported\n",
-			rxd_tdata_width);
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (txd_tdata_width != 32) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device,
-			"txd_tdata_width width [%u] unsupported\n",
-			txd_tdata_width);
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (has_tdest) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tdest not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (has_tid) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tid not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (has_tkeep) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tkeep not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (has_tstrb) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tstrb not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (has_tuser) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tuser not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (use_rx_cut_through) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "rx cut-through not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (use_tx_cut_through) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tx cut-through not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-	if (use_tx_control) {
-		dev_err(fifo->dt_device, "tx control not supported\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
-		goto err_unmap;
-	}
-
-	/* TODO
-	 * these exist in the device tree but it's unclear what they do
-	 * - select-xpm
-	 * - data-interface-type
-	 */
-
-	/* set device wrapper properties based on IP config */
-	fifo->rx_fifo_depth = rx_fifo_depth;
-	/* IP sets TDFV to fifo depth - 4 so we will do the same */
-	fifo->tx_fifo_depth = tx_fifo_depth - 4;
-	fifo->has_rx_fifo = use_rx_data;
-	fifo->has_tx_fifo = use_tx_data;
 
 	reset_ip_core(fifo);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.txt b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.txt
index 85d88c010e72..5828e1b8e822 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.txt
+++ b/drivers/staging/axis-fifo/axis-fifo.txt
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ Required properties:
 - xlnx,axi-str-txc-tdata-width: Should be <0x20>
 - xlnx,axi-str-txd-protocol: Should be "XIL_AXI_STREAM_ETH_DATA"
 - xlnx,axi-str-txd-tdata-width: Should be <0x20>
-- xlnx,axis-tdest-width: AXI-Stream TDEST width
-- xlnx,axis-tid-width: AXI-Stream TID width
-- xlnx,axis-tuser-width: AXI-Stream TUSER width
-- xlnx,data-interface-type: Should be <0x0>
+- xlnx,axis-tdest-width: AXI-Stream TDEST width (ignored by the driver)
+- xlnx,axis-tid-width: AXI-Stream TID width (ignored by the driver)
+- xlnx,axis-tuser-width: AXI-Stream TUSER width (ignored by the driver)
+- xlnx,data-interface-type: Should be <0x0> (ignored by the driver)
 - xlnx,has-axis-tdest: Should be <0x0> (this feature isn't supported)
 - xlnx,has-axis-tid: Should be <0x0> (this feature isn't supported)
 - xlnx,has-axis-tkeep: Should be <0x0> (this feature isn't supported)
@@ -36,13 +36,17 @@ Required properties:
 - xlnx,has-axis-tuser: Should be <0x0> (this feature isn't supported)
 - xlnx,rx-fifo-depth: Depth of RX FIFO in words
 - xlnx,rx-fifo-pe-threshold: RX programmable empty interrupt threshold
+	(ignored by the driver)
 - xlnx,rx-fifo-pf-threshold: RX programmable full interrupt threshold
-- xlnx,s-axi-id-width: Should be <0x4>
-- xlnx,s-axi4-data-width: Should be <0x20>
-- xlnx,select-xpm: Should be <0x0>
+	(ignored by the driver)
+- xlnx,s-axi-id-width: Should be <0x4> (ignored by the driver)
+- xlnx,s-axi4-data-width: Should be <0x20> (ignored by the driver)
+- xlnx,select-xpm: Should be <0x0> (ignored by the driver)
 - xlnx,tx-fifo-depth: Depth of TX FIFO in words
 - xlnx,tx-fifo-pe-threshold: TX programmable empty interrupt threshold
+	(ignored by the driver)
 - xlnx,tx-fifo-pf-threshold: TX programmable full interrupt threshold
+	(ignored by the driver)
 - xlnx,use-rx-cut-through: Should be <0x0> (this feature isn't supported)
 - xlnx,use-rx-data: <0x1> if RX FIFO is enabled, <0x0> otherwise
 - xlnx,use-tx-ctrl: Should be <0x0> (this feature isn't supported)