diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c
index 623aa1c8ebc6ba3149fc529e04994496b2e7be18..79a210aaf0bbd69d86ce830a45909ae8ede07f83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c
@@ -2791,6 +2791,8 @@ static struct fman *read_dts_node(struct platform_device *of_dev)
 		goto fman_free;
 	}
 
+	fman->dev = &of_dev->dev;
+
 	return fman;
 
 fman_node_put:
@@ -2845,8 +2847,6 @@ static int fman_probe(struct platform_device *of_dev)
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, fman);
 
-	fman->dev = dev;
-
 	dev_dbg(dev, "FMan%d probed\n", fman->dts_params.id);
 
 	return 0;