diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
index 6767d965c36c..19bde680aee1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/bcm2835-rng.c
@@ -171,14 +171,16 @@ static int bcm2835_rng_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->rng.read = bcm2835_rng_read;
 	priv->rng.cleanup = bcm2835_rng_cleanup;
 
-	rng_id = of_match_node(bcm2835_rng_of_match, np);
-	if (!rng_id)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (dev_of_node(dev)) {
+		rng_id = of_match_node(bcm2835_rng_of_match, np);
+		if (!rng_id)
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Check for rng init function, execute it */
-	of_data = rng_id->data;
-	if (of_data)
-		priv->mask_interrupts = of_data->mask_interrupts;
+		/* Check for rng init function, execute it */
+		of_data = rng_id->data;
+		if (of_data)
+			priv->mask_interrupts = of_data->mask_interrupts;
+	}
 
 	/* register driver */
 	err = devm_hwrng_register(dev, &priv->rng);