diff --git a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
index ce8421ac453a..dbbe97ae121e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/at91_can.c
@@ -1264,8 +1264,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id at91_can_dt_ids[] = {
 	}
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, at91_can_dt_ids);
-#else
-#define at91_can_dt_ids NULL
 #endif
 
 static const struct at91_devtype_data *at91_can_get_driver_data(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -1424,7 +1422,7 @@ static struct platform_driver at91_can_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-		.of_match_table = at91_can_dt_ids,
+		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(at91_can_dt_ids),
 	},
 	.id_table = at91_can_id_table,
 };