diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-bone-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-bone-common.dtsi
index 73b514dddf65..9e5e75ea87f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-bone-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-bone-common.dtsi
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ ldo4_reg: regulator@6 {
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <0>;
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	phy-mode = "mii";
 };
 
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ &davinci_mdio {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+		reg = <0>;
+	};
 };
 
 &mmc1 {