diff --git a/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c b/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c
index 2148469abc10e1e13468bc0ed58c695446d20c08..a69937e63c15d6db1a96baa6b28715c7f3ddb51a 100644
--- a/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/core/syscon-uclass.c
@@ -104,5 +104,8 @@ static const struct udevice_id generic_syscon_ids[] = {
 U_BOOT_DRIVER(generic_syscon) = {
 	.name	= "syscon",
 	.id	= UCLASS_SYSCON,
+#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA)
+	.bind           = dm_scan_fdt_dev,
+#endif
 	.of_match = generic_syscon_ids,
 };