diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cm-a510.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cm-a510.dtsi
index 0af9e9fda7d3..1082fdfbfe60 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cm-a510.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cm-a510.dtsi
@@ -124,9 +124,17 @@
 };
 
 /* Optional RTL8211D GbE PHY on SMI address 0x03 */
-&ethphy {
-	reg = <3>;
-	status = "disabled";
+&mdio {
+	ethphy: ethernet-phy@3 {
+		reg = <3>;
+		status = "disabled";
+	};
+};
+
+&eth {
+	ethernet-port@0 {
+		phy-handle = <&ethphy>;
+	};
 };
 
 &i2c0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts
index c0e8d6bc4083..dbba0c8cdab1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts
@@ -72,11 +72,18 @@
 &uart0 { status = "okay"; };
 &sata0 { status = "okay"; };
 &mdio { status = "okay"; };
-&eth { status = "okay"; };
+&eth {
+	status = "okay";
+	ethernet-port@0 {
+		phy-handle = <&ethphy>;
+	};
+};
 
-&ethphy {
-	compatible = "marvell,88e1310";
-	reg = <1>;
+&mdio {
+	ethphy: ethernet-phy@1 {
+		compatible = "marvell,88e1310";
+		reg = <1>;
+	};
 };
 
 &gpu {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi
index 9aee3cfd3e98..85408d4c6f2e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@
 					interrupts = <29>;
 					/* overwrite MAC address in bootloader */
 					local-mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00];
-					phy-handle = <&ethphy>;
 				};
 			};
 
@@ -394,10 +393,6 @@
 				interrupts = <30>;
 				clocks = <&gate_clk 2>;
 				status = "disabled";
-
-				ethphy: ethernet-phy {
-					/* set phy address in board file */
-				};
 			};
 
 			sdio0: sdio-host@92000 {