diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 93ff846..43df788 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
 	u32 *tx_queues, *rx_queues;
 	unsigned short mode, poll_mode;
 
-	if (!np || !of_device_is_available(np))
+	if (!np)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (of_device_is_compatible(np, "fsl,etsec2")) {