diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-phycore-som.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-phycore-som.dtsi
index fd1adc60f749..25f5449d1520 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-phycore-som.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-phycore-som.dtsi
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ AM33XX_IOPAD(0x94c, PIN_OUTPUT_PULLUP | MUX_MODE0)			/* mdio_clk.mdio_clk */
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <0>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 	phy-mode = "rmii";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <1>;
 };
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ &davinci_mdio {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&mdio_pins>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+		reg = <0>;
+	};
 };
 
 &mac {