diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 4a4374cc6a59..495fa0a282d3 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/rpmsg.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/of_device.h>
 
 /**
  * struct virtproc_info - virtual remote processor state
@@ -175,11 +176,12 @@ static int rpmsg_dev_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 	const struct rpmsg_device_id *ids = rpdrv->id_table;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; ids[i].name[0]; i++)
-		if (rpmsg_id_match(rpdev, &ids[i]))
-			return 1;
+	if (ids)
+		for (i = 0; ids[i].name[0]; i++)
+			if (rpmsg_id_match(rpdev, &ids[i]))
+				return 1;
 
-	return 0;
+	return of_driver_match_device(dev, drv);
 }
 
 static int rpmsg_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)