diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
index b4b82b9c5cd6df0544b9e917dd9bfe1625771486..75eeb2ef409f888ef19a034793a533e3f5528db8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
@@ -2773,6 +2773,37 @@ static int dpaa_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int err = 0, i, channel;
 	struct device *dev;
 
+	err = bman_is_probed();
+	if (!err)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failing probe due to bman probe error\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	err = qman_is_probed();
+	if (!err)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failing probe due to qman probe error\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	err = bman_portals_probed();
+	if (!err)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"failing probe due to bman portals probe error\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	err = qman_portals_probed();
+	if (!err)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"failing probe due to qman portals probe error\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	/* device used for DMA mapping */
 	dev = pdev->dev.parent;
 	err = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(40));