diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/drd.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/drd.c
index 2401bd504891..869725d15c74 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/drd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/drd.c
@@ -446,10 +446,20 @@ static struct extcon_dev *dwc3_get_extcon(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 	struct device *dev = dwc->dev;
 	struct device_node *np_phy, *np_conn;
 	struct extcon_dev *edev;
+	const char *name;
 
 	if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "extcon"))
 		return extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(dev, 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * Device tree platforms should get extcon via phandle.
+	 * On ACPI platforms, we get the name from a device property.
+	 * This device property is for kernel internal use only and
+	 * is expected to be set by the glue code.
+	 */
+	if (device_property_read_string(dev, "linux,extcon-name", &name) == 0)
+		return extcon_get_extcon_dev(name);
+
 	np_phy = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "phys", 0);
 	np_conn = of_graph_get_remote_node(np_phy, -1, -1);