diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
index 7f509f427e3d..623d113b6581 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int phy_mode(enum dpmac_eth_if eth_if, phy_interface_t *if_mode)
 static struct fwnode_handle *dpaa2_mac_get_node(struct device *dev,
 						u16 dpmac_id)
 {
-	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, *parent, *child  = NULL;
+	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, *parent = NULL, *child  = NULL;
 	struct device_node *dpmacs = NULL;
 	int err;
 	u32 id;
@@ -54,8 +54,17 @@ static struct fwnode_handle *dpaa2_mac_get_node(struct device *dev,
 		parent = of_fwnode_handle(dpmacs);
 	} else if (is_acpi_node(fwnode)) {
 		parent = fwnode;
+	} else {
+		/* The root dprc device didn't yet get to finalize it's probe,
+		 * thus the fwnode field is not yet set. Defer probe if we are
+		 * facing this situation.
+		 */
+		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 	}
 
+	if (!parent)
+		return NULL;
+
 	fwnode_for_each_child_node(parent, child) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (is_acpi_device_node(child))
@@ -327,6 +336,7 @@ int dpaa2_mac_open(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 {
 	struct fsl_mc_device *dpmac_dev = mac->mc_dev;
 	struct net_device *net_dev = mac->net_dev;
+	struct fwnode_handle *fw_node;
 	int err;
 
 	err = dpmac_open(mac->mc_io, 0, dpmac_dev->obj_desc.id,
@@ -346,7 +356,13 @@ int dpaa2_mac_open(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 	/* Find the device node representing the MAC device and link the device
 	 * behind the associated netdev to it.
 	 */
-	mac->fw_node = dpaa2_mac_get_node(&mac->mc_dev->dev, mac->attr.id);
+	fw_node = dpaa2_mac_get_node(&mac->mc_dev->dev, mac->attr.id);
+	if (IS_ERR(fw_node)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(fw_node);
+		goto err_close_dpmac;
+	}
+
+	mac->fw_node = fw_node;
 	net_dev->dev.of_node = to_of_node(mac->fw_node);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index d039457928b0..9b5512b4f15d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_dellink(struct ethsw_core *ethsw, u16 vid)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs; i++) {
 		ppriv_local = ethsw->ports[i];
-		ppriv_local->vlans[vid] = 0;
+		if (ppriv_local)
+			ppriv_local->vlans[vid] = 0;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1896,9 +1897,11 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_port_del_vlan(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv, u16 vid
 		/* Delete VLAN from switch if it is no longer configured on
 		 * any port
 		 */
-		for (i = 0; i < ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs; i++)
-			if (ethsw->ports[i]->vlans[vid] & ETHSW_VLAN_MEMBER)
+		for (i = 0; i < ethsw->sw_attr.num_ifs; i++) {
+			if (ethsw->ports[i] &&
+			    ethsw->ports[i]->vlans[vid] & ETHSW_VLAN_MEMBER)
 				return 0; /* Found a port member in VID */
+		}
 
 		ethsw->vlans[vid] &= ~ETHSW_VLAN_GLOBAL;