diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts
index 142bfc52a1..3c500d52db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts
@@ -645,10 +645,14 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+		reg = <0>;
+	};
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <0>;
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am437x-idk-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am437x-idk-evm.dts
index 19d1462d15..8f6824c198 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/am437x-idk-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/am437x-idk-evm.dts
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@
 };
 
 &mac {
+	slaves = <1>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&cpsw_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&cpsw_sleep>;
@@ -396,10 +397,14 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+		reg = <0>;
+	};
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <0>;
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts
index dc8fcde458..66a3bd1dfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts
@@ -626,16 +626,24 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@4 {
+		reg = <4>;
+	};
+
+	ethphy1: ethernet-phy@5 {
+		reg = <5>;
+	};
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <4>;
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <1>;
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac1 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <5>;
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy1>;
 	phy-mode = "rgmii";
 	dual_emac_res_vlan = <2>;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
index fa4d1e3f32..65f157ed59 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&cpsw_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&cpsw_sleep>;
 	status = "okay";
+	slaves = <1>;
 };
 
 &davinci_mdio {
@@ -396,15 +397,14 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&davinci_mdio_default>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&davinci_mdio_sleep>;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@16 {
+		reg = <16>;
+	};
 };
 
 &cpsw_emac0 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <16>;
-	phy-mode = "rmii";
-};
-
-&cpsw_emac1 {
-	phy_id = <&davinci_mdio>, <1>;
+	phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	phy-mode = "rmii";
 };