diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
index a4a570fb2494..cfe8f64eca4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dsa/dsa.txt
@@ -34,13 +34,9 @@ Required properties:
 
 Each port children node must have the following mandatory properties:
 - reg			: Describes the port address in the switch
-- label			: Describes the label associated with this port, which
-                          will become the netdev name. Special labels are
-			  "cpu" to indicate a CPU port and "dsa" to
-			  indicate an uplink/downlink port between switches in
-			  the cluster.
 
-A port labelled "dsa" has the following mandatory property:
+An uplink/downlink port between switches in the cluster has the following
+mandatory property:
 
 - link			: Should be a list of phandles to other switch's DSA
 			  port. This port is used as the outgoing port
@@ -48,12 +44,17 @@ A port labelled "dsa" has the following mandatory property:
 			  information must be given, not just the one hop
 			  routes to neighbouring switches.
 
-A port labelled "cpu" has the following mandatory property:
+A CPU port has the following mandatory property:
 
 - ethernet		: Should be a phandle to a valid Ethernet device node.
                           This host device is what the switch port is
 			  connected to.
 
+A user port has the following optional property:
+
+- label			: Describes the label associated with this port, which
+                          will become the netdev name.
+
 Port child nodes may also contain the following optional standardised
 properties, described in binding documents:
 
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ linked into one DSA cluster.
 
 			switch0port5: port@5 {
 				reg = <5>;
-				label = "dsa";
 				phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 				link = <&switch1port6
 					&switch2port9>;
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ linked into one DSA cluster.
 
 			port@6 {
 				reg = <6>;
-				label = "cpu";
 				ethernet = <&fec1>;
 				fixed-link {
 					speed = <100>;
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ linked into one DSA cluster.
 
 			switch1port5: port@5 {
 				reg = <5>;
-				label = "dsa";
 				link = <&switch2port9>;
 				phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 				fixed-link {
@@ -176,7 +174,6 @@ linked into one DSA cluster.
 
 			switch1port6: port@6 {
 				reg = <6>;
-				label = "dsa";
 				phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 				link = <&switch0port5>;
 				fixed-link {
@@ -255,7 +252,6 @@ linked into one DSA cluster.
 
 			switch2port9: port@9 {
 				reg = <9>;
-				label = "dsa";
 				phy-mode = "rgmii-txid";
 				link = <&switch1port5
 					&switch0port5>;
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index bad119cee2a3..9526bdf2a34a 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -81,30 +81,12 @@ static void dsa_dst_del_ds(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst,
 
 static bool dsa_port_is_dsa(struct device_node *port)
 {
-	const char *name;
-
-	name = of_get_property(port, "label", NULL);
-	if (!name)
-		return false;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, "dsa"))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return !!of_parse_phandle(port, "link", 0);
 }
 
 static bool dsa_port_is_cpu(struct device_node *port)
 {
-	const char *name;
-
-	name = of_get_property(port, "label", NULL);
-	if (!name)
-		return false;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, "cpu"))
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return !!of_parse_phandle(port, "ethernet", 0);
 }
 
 static bool dsa_ds_find_port(struct dsa_switch *ds,
@@ -268,6 +250,8 @@ static int dsa_user_port_apply(struct device_node *port, u32 index,
 	int err;
 
 	name = of_get_property(port, "label", NULL);
+	if (!name)
+		name = "eth%d";
 
 	err = dsa_slave_create(ds, ds->dev, index, name);
 	if (err) {