diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
index 2801da49e2a3..ff18ff20f71f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void __init kirkwood_dt_init(void)
 {
 	kirkwood_disable_mbus_error_propagation();
 
-	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init());
+	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init(false));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_FEROCEON_L2
 	feroceon_of_init();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
index 333fca8fdc41..1730e0cdb6f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void __init mvebu_timer_and_clk_init(void)
 	of_clk_init(NULL);
 	clocksource_of_init();
 	coherency_init();
-	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init());
+	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init(coherency_available()));
 #ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_L2X0
 	l2x0_of_init(0, ~0UL);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c
index 5e5a43624237..b50464ec1130 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/dove.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void __init dove_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_TAUROS2
 	tauros2_init(0);
 #endif
-	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init());
+	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init(false));
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
index 120207fc36f1..a77e0bae9c55 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static void __init kirkwood_dt_init(void)
 {
 	kirkwood_disable_mbus_error_propagation();
 
-	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init());
+	BUG_ON(mvebu_mbus_dt_init(false));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_FEROCEON_L2
 	feroceon_of_init();
diff --git a/drivers/bus/mvebu-mbus.c b/drivers/bus/mvebu-mbus.c
index 293e2e0a0a87..ff02fc90fc21 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mvebu-mbus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mvebu-mbus.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ static int __init mvebu_mbus_common_init(struct mvebu_mbus_state *mbus,
 					 phys_addr_t sdramwins_phys_base,
 					 size_t sdramwins_size)
 {
-	struct device_node *np;
 	int win;
 
 	mbus->mbuswins_base = ioremap(mbuswins_phys_base, mbuswins_size);
@@ -707,12 +706,6 @@ static int __init mvebu_mbus_common_init(struct mvebu_mbus_state *mbus,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "marvell,coherency-fabric");
-	if (np) {
-		mbus->hw_io_coherency = 1;
-		of_node_put(np);
-	}
-
 	for (win = 0; win < mbus->soc->num_wins; win++)
 		mvebu_mbus_disable_window(mbus, win);
 
@@ -882,7 +875,7 @@ static void __init mvebu_mbus_get_pcie_resources(struct device_node *np,
 	}
 }
 
-int __init mvebu_mbus_dt_init(void)
+int __init mvebu_mbus_dt_init(bool is_coherent)
 {
 	struct resource mbuswins_res, sdramwins_res;
 	struct device_node *np, *controller;
@@ -920,6 +913,8 @@ int __init mvebu_mbus_dt_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mbus_state.hw_io_coherency = is_coherent;
+
 	/* Get optional pcie-{mem,io}-aperture properties */
 	mvebu_mbus_get_pcie_resources(np, &mbus_state.pcie_mem_aperture,
 					  &mbus_state.pcie_io_aperture);
diff --git a/include/linux/mbus.h b/include/linux/mbus.h
index 345b8c53b897..550c88fb0267 100644
--- a/include/linux/mbus.h
+++ b/include/linux/mbus.h
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ int mvebu_mbus_del_window(phys_addr_t base, size_t size);
 int mvebu_mbus_init(const char *soc, phys_addr_t mbus_phys_base,
 		    size_t mbus_size, phys_addr_t sdram_phys_base,
 		    size_t sdram_size);
-int mvebu_mbus_dt_init(void);
+int mvebu_mbus_dt_init(bool is_coherent);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_MBUS_H */