diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index dcdef9e661..ed197fa46d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -948,9 +948,9 @@ static struct phy_device *phy_connect_gmii2rgmii(struct mii_dev *bus,
 						 phy_interface_t interface)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phydev = NULL;
-	ofnode node = dev_ofnode(dev);
+	ofnode node;
 
-	while (ofnode_valid(node)) {
+	ofnode_for_each_subnode(node, dev_ofnode(dev)) {
 		node = ofnode_by_compatible(node, "xlnx,gmii-to-rgmii-1.0");
 		if (ofnode_valid(node)) {
 			phydev = phy_device_create(bus, 0,