diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
index f180a157eea4..05d759ba0c5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int lan966x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct fwnode_handle *ports, *portnp;
 	struct lan966x *lan966x;
 	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
-	int err, i;
+	int err;
 
 	lan966x = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*lan966x), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lan966x)
@@ -1010,11 +1010,7 @@ static int lan966x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err)
 		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, err, "Reset failed");
 
-	i = 0;
-	fwnode_for_each_available_child_node(ports, portnp)
-		++i;
-
-	lan966x->num_phys_ports = i;
+	lan966x->num_phys_ports = NUM_PHYS_PORTS;
 	lan966x->ports = devm_kcalloc(&pdev->dev, lan966x->num_phys_ports,
 				      sizeof(struct lan966x_port *),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
index ae282da1da74..a240f13e052b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 /* Reserved amount for (SRC, PRIO) at index 8*SRC + PRIO */
 #define QSYS_Q_RSRV			95
 
+#define NUM_PHYS_PORTS			8
 #define CPU_PORT			8
 
 /* Reserved PGIDs */