diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
index 503a3b6dce91..73212590d04a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.c
@@ -2323,6 +2323,9 @@ static int smc_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		} else {
 			lp->cfg.flags |= SMC91X_USE_16BIT;
 		}
+		if (!device_property_read_u32(&pdev->dev, "reg-shift",
+					      &val))
+			lp->io_shift = val;
 	}
 #endif