diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir2110.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir2110.dts
index a9a97307d66c..501c7527121b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir2110.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir2110.dts
@@ -54,16 +54,22 @@
 	dr_mode = "host";
 };
 
+&davinci_mdio {
+	phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+		reg = <1>;
+	};
+};
+
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <1>;
 	phy-mode = "rmii";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <1>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac1 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <7>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <2>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy1>;
 };
 
 &phy_sel {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir3220.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir3220.dts
index fe002a17c04b..19f53b8569e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir3220.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir3220.dts
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac1 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <7>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <2>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy1>;
 };
 
 &phy_sel {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir5221.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir5221.dts
index f599350dd305..2b9d7f4db23f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir5221.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos-ir5221.dts
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac1 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <7>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <2>;
+	phy-handle = <&phy1>;
 };
 
 &phy_sel {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos.dtsi
index 09b954154e6b..efb5eae290a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-baltos.dtsi
@@ -364,11 +364,14 @@
 };
 
 &davinci_mdio {
+	status = "okay";
 	pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
 
-	status = "okay";
+	phy1: ethernet-phy@1 {
+		reg = <7>;
+	};
 };
 
 &mmc1 {