diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
index 8b7bc10b6e8b..f1d100671ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
@@ -420,11 +420,16 @@ static int ci_hdrc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	data->phy = devm_usb_get_phy_by_phandle(dev, "fsl,usbphy", 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->phy)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(data->phy);
-		/* Return -EINVAL if no usbphy is available */
-		if (ret == -ENODEV)
-			data->phy = NULL;
-		else
-			goto err_clk;
+		if (ret == -ENODEV) {
+			data->phy = devm_usb_get_phy_by_phandle(dev, "phys", 0);
+			if (IS_ERR(data->phy)) {
+				ret = PTR_ERR(data->phy);
+				if (ret == -ENODEV)
+					data->phy = NULL;
+				else
+					goto err_clk;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	pdata.usb_phy = data->phy;