diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3.dtsi
index d0e884d3a737..e602e75ce5b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3.dtsi
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	 * hierarchy.
 	 */
 	ocp {
-		compatible = "simple-bus";
+		compatible = "ti,omap3-l3-smx", "simple-bus";
 		reg = <0x68000000 0x10000>;
 		interrupts = <9 10>;
 		#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
index 324f02bf8a51..55447972eeed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int __init omap3_l3_init(void)
 	 * To avoid code running on other OMAPs in
 	 * multi-omap builds
 	 */
-	if (!(cpu_is_omap34xx()))
+	if (!(cpu_is_omap34xx()) || of_have_populated_dt())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	snprintf(oh_name, L3_MODULES_MAX_LEN, "l3_main");
diff --git a/drivers/bus/omap_l3_smx.c b/drivers/bus/omap_l3_smx.c
index acc216491b8a..597fdaee7315 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/omap_l3_smx.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/omap_l3_smx.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_device.h>
+
 #include "omap_l3_smx.h"
 
 static inline u64 omap3_l3_readll(void __iomem *base, u16 reg)
@@ -211,7 +215,17 @@ static irqreturn_t omap3_l3_app_irq(int irq, void *_l3)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __init omap3_l3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_OF)
+static const struct of_device_id omap3_l3_match[] = {
+	{
+		.compatible = "ti,omap3-l3-smx",
+	},
+	{ },
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap3_l3_match);
+#endif
+
+static int omap3_l3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct omap3_l3 *l3;
 	struct resource *res;
@@ -265,7 +279,7 @@ err0:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __exit omap3_l3_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int omap3_l3_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct omap3_l3         *l3 = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
@@ -278,15 +292,17 @@ static int __exit omap3_l3_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver omap3_l3_driver = {
-	.remove         = __exit_p(omap3_l3_remove),
+	.probe		= omap3_l3_probe,
+	.remove         = omap3_l3_remove,
 	.driver         = {
-	.name   = "omap_l3_smx",
+		.name   = "omap_l3_smx",
+		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(omap3_l3_match),
 	},
 };
 
 static int __init omap3_l3_init(void)
 {
-	return platform_driver_probe(&omap3_l3_driver, omap3_l3_probe);
+	return platform_driver_register(&omap3_l3_driver);
 }
 postcore_initcall_sync(omap3_l3_init);