diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
index 4cab5cd26928..26d0e3bb5dea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ static int gswip_gphy_fw_list(struct gswip_priv *priv,
 static int gswip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct gswip_priv *priv;
-	struct device_node *mdio_np, *gphy_fw_np;
+	struct device_node *np, *mdio_np, *gphy_fw_np;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	int err;
 	int i;
@@ -1944,6 +1944,24 @@ static int gswip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->dev = dev;
 	version = gswip_switch_r(priv, GSWIP_VERSION);
 
+	np = dev->of_node;
+	switch (version) {
+	case GSWIP_VERSION_2_0:
+	case GSWIP_VERSION_2_1:
+		if (!of_device_is_compatible(np, "lantiq,xrx200-gswip"))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	case GSWIP_VERSION_2_2:
+	case GSWIP_VERSION_2_2_ETC:
+		if (!of_device_is_compatible(np, "lantiq,xrx300-gswip") &&
+		    !of_device_is_compatible(np, "lantiq,xrx330-gswip"))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(dev, "unknown GSWIP version: 0x%x", version);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
 	/* bring up the mdio bus */
 	gphy_fw_np = of_get_compatible_child(dev->of_node, "lantiq,gphy-fw");
 	if (gphy_fw_np) {