diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
index ce66c72e5e..24b940eac2 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device.c
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ static int device_bind_common(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver *drv,
 		if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL) && !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA)) {
 			if (uc->uc_drv->name && ofnode_valid(node))
 				dev_read_alias_seq(dev, &dev->req_seq);
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PRIOR_STAGE)
+			if (dev->req_seq == -1)
+				dev->req_seq =
+					uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(drv->id);
+#endif
 		} else {
 			dev->req_seq = uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(drv->id);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/core/uclass.c b/drivers/core/uclass.c
index f217876cd2..36f4d1c289 100644
--- a/drivers/core/uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/core/uclass.c
@@ -269,7 +269,9 @@ int uclass_find_device_by_name(enum uclass_id id, const char *name,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL) || CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA)
+#if !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL) || \
+    CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA) || \
+    CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PRIOR_STAGE)
 int uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(enum uclass_id id)
 {
 	struct uclass *uc;