diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index bad119c..9526bdf 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -81,30 +81,12 @@ static void dsa_dst_del_ds(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst,
 
 static bool dsa_port_is_dsa(struct device_node *port)
 {
-	const char *name;
-
-	name = of_get_property(port, "label", NULL);
-	if (!name)
-		return false;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, "dsa"))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return !!of_parse_phandle(port, "link", 0);
 }
 
 static bool dsa_port_is_cpu(struct device_node *port)
 {
-	const char *name;
-
-	name = of_get_property(port, "label", NULL);
-	if (!name)
-		return false;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, "cpu"))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return !!of_parse_phandle(port, "ethernet", 0);
 }
 
 static bool dsa_ds_find_port(struct dsa_switch *ds,
@@ -268,6 +250,8 @@ static int dsa_user_port_apply(struct device_node *port, u32 index,
 	int err;
 
 	name = of_get_property(port, "label", NULL);
+	if (!name)
+		name = "eth%d";
 
 	err = dsa_slave_create(ds, ds->dev, index, name);
 	if (err) {