diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
index 96773bed8a8a..9ff7ccde9de0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 
 int __init plat_of_setup(void)
 {
-	return __dt_register_buses(soc_info.compatible, "simple-bus");
+	return of_platform_default_populate(NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 arch_initcall(plat_of_setup);