diff --git a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
index cacc128dc96a..1f5cb02931f5 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-lynx-28g.c
@@ -1477,6 +1477,9 @@ static int lynx_28g_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->dev = dev;
 	priv->info = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
+	if (!priv->info)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, priv);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->pcc_lock);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->cdr_check, lynx_28g_cdr_lock_check);