diff --git a/drivers/soc/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c b/drivers/soc/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c
index 399cb85105a1..8bee7280303c 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/imx/imx8m-blk-ctrl.c
@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ static int imx8m_blk_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, bc);
 
+	ret = devm_of_platform_populate(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto cleanup_provider;
+
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup_provider: