diff --git a/drivers/of/property.c b/drivers/of/property.c
index a3483484a5a2..8e90071de6ed 100644
--- a/drivers/of/property.c
+++ b/drivers/of/property.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,17 @@ static struct device_node *of_get_compat_node(struct device_node *np)
 	return np;
 }
 
+static struct device_node *of_get_compat_node_parent(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct device_node *parent, *node;
+
+	parent = of_get_parent(np);
+	node = of_get_compat_node(parent);
+	of_node_put(parent);
+
+	return node;
+}
+
 /**
  * of_link_to_phandle - Add fwnode link to supplier from supplier phandle
  * @con_np: consumer device tree node
@@ -1249,7 +1260,9 @@ static struct device_node *parse_##fname(struct device_node *np,	     \
  * @parse_prop.index: For properties holding a list of phandles, this is the
  *		      index into the list
  * @optional: Describes whether a supplier is mandatory or not
- * @node_not_dev: The consumer node containing the property is never a device.
+ * @node_not_dev: The consumer node containing the property is never converted
+ *		  to a struct device. Instead, parse ancestor nodes for the
+ *		  compatible property to find a node corresponding to a device.
  *
  * Returns:
  * parse_prop() return values are
@@ -1424,7 +1437,7 @@ static int of_link_property(struct device_node *con_np, const char *prop_name)
 			struct device_node *con_dev_np;
 
 			con_dev_np = s->node_not_dev
-					? of_get_compat_node(con_np)
+					? of_get_compat_node_parent(con_np)
 					: of_node_get(con_np);
 			matched = true;
 			i++;