diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/at91_udc.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/at91_udc.c
index d95f6b0793452b0446eabde345feebffad4af3e3..af931282843d3e206695d51827f469ac81e31794 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/at91_udc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/at91_udc.c
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ static int __devinit at91udc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int		retval;
 	struct resource	*res;
 
-	if (!dev->platform_data) {
+	if (!dev->platform_data && !pdev->dev.of_node) {
 		/* small (so we copy it) but critical! */
 		DBG("missing platform_data\n");
 		return -ENODEV;