diff --git a/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c b/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
index 66706e7de010..778e7d0af34f 100644
--- a/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
+++ b/drivers/fsi/fsi-core.c
@@ -934,9 +934,34 @@ static int __fsi_get_new_minor(struct fsi_slave *slave, enum fsi_dev_type type,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const char *const fsi_dev_type_names[] = {
+	"cfam",
+	"sbefifo",
+	"scom",
+	"occ",
+};
+
 int fsi_get_new_minor(struct fsi_device *fdev, enum fsi_dev_type type,
 		      dev_t *out_dev, int *out_index)
 {
+	if (fdev->dev.of_node) {
+		int aid = of_alias_get_id(fdev->dev.of_node, fsi_dev_type_names[type]);
+
+		if (aid >= 0) {
+			int id = (aid << 4) | type;
+
+			id = ida_simple_get(&fsi_minor_ida, id, id + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (id >= 0) {
+				*out_index = aid;
+				*out_dev = fsi_base_dev + id;
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			if (id != -ENOSPC)
+				return id;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return __fsi_get_new_minor(fdev->slave, type, out_dev, out_index);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsi_get_new_minor);