diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index ac9fd46509c1..a77207f19671 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -2550,6 +2550,10 @@ static int __devinit emac_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
 	struct device_node **blist = NULL;
 	int err, i;
 
+	/* Skip unused/unwired EMACS */
+	if (of_get_property(np, "unused", NULL))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* Find ourselves in the bootlist if we are there */
 	for (i = 0; i < EMAC_BOOT_LIST_SIZE; i++)
 		if (emac_boot_list[i] == np)