diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
index 43ea5fb87b9a..70306ae039c0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
@@ -938,8 +938,15 @@ static int ci_hdrc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	} else if (ci->platdata->usb_phy) {
 		ci->usb_phy = ci->platdata->usb_phy;
 	} else {
+		ci->usb_phy = devm_usb_get_phy_by_phandle(dev->parent, "phys",
+							  0);
 		ci->phy = devm_phy_get(dev->parent, "usb-phy");
-		ci->usb_phy = devm_usb_get_phy(dev->parent, USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
+
+		/* Fallback to grabbing any registered USB2 PHY */
+		if (IS_ERR(ci->usb_phy) &&
+		    PTR_ERR(ci->usb_phy) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			ci->usb_phy = devm_usb_get_phy(dev->parent,
+						       USB_PHY_TYPE_USB2);
 
 		/* if both generic PHY and USB PHY layers aren't enabled */
 		if (PTR_ERR(ci->phy) == -ENOSYS &&