diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
index 938219bc1b4b..21b3ae25c76d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
@@ -629,6 +629,15 @@ static int tps6598x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!fwnode)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/*
+	 * This fwnode has a "compatible" property, but is never populated as a
+	 * struct device. Instead we simply parse it to read the properties.
+	 * This breaks fw_devlink=on. To maintain backward compatibility
+	 * with existing DT files, we work around this by deleting any
+	 * fwnode_links to/from this fwnode.
+	 */
+	fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers(fwnode);
+
 	tps->role_sw = fwnode_usb_role_switch_get(fwnode);
 	if (IS_ERR(tps->role_sw)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tps->role_sw);