diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 7654a62ab75ec949252bf6f23b3e91e4f1c90c14..7007abaf8c82420a577f819a03e2435874178ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
 	}
 	data->mac_control = prop;
 
-	for_each_child_of_node(node, slave_node) {
+	for_each_node_by_name(slave_node, "slave") {
 		struct cpsw_slave_data *slave_data = data->slave_data + i;
 		const char *phy_id = NULL;
 		const void *mac_addr = NULL;
@@ -1179,6 +1179,14 @@ static int cpsw_probe_dt(struct cpsw_platform_data *data,
 		i++;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Populate all the child nodes here...
+	 */
+	ret = of_platform_populate(node, NULL, NULL, &pdev->dev);
+	/* We do not want to force this, as in some cases may not have child */
+	if (ret)
+		pr_warn("Doesn't have any child node\n");
+
 	return 0;
 
 error_ret:
@@ -1212,6 +1220,11 @@ static int __devinit cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->msg_enable = netif_msg_init(debug_level, CPSW_DEBUG);
 	priv->rx_packet_max = max(rx_packet_max, 128);
 
+	/*
+	 * This may be required here for child devices.
+	 */
+	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
+
 	if (cpsw_probe_dt(&priv->data, pdev)) {
 		pr_err("cpsw: platform data missing\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -1238,7 +1251,6 @@ static int __devinit cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < data->slaves; i++)
 		priv->slaves[i].slave_num = i;
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	priv->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, "fck");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "fck is not found\n");