diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
index ebcec7362f95c75552d77203069843f8efe6dd2d..ca180a93bca1e1f3c12074db96e3be5af6184e75 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ static int __init gfar_of_init(void)
 		const phandle *ph;
 		int n_res = 2;
 
+		if (!of_device_is_available(np))
+			continue;
+
 		memset(r, 0, sizeof(r));
 		memset(&gfar_data, 0, sizeof(gfar_data));