diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 5df50a96a1da43ba6f302b7f381f77bb8d84a0e2..804846eb5fc25c6c78fedecee447e3f04a908c90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1771,8 +1771,8 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
 	}
 	data->mac_control = prop;
 
-	if (!of_property_read_u32(node, "dual_emac", &prop))
-		data->dual_emac = prop;
+	if (of_property_read_bool(node, "dual_emac"))
+		data->dual_emac = 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Populate all the child nodes here...