diff --git a/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c b/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
index a77b6fc790f2..4d29a6e2ed87 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
@@ -819,8 +819,10 @@ static void usbhs_omap_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
-	/* remove children */
-	device_for_each_child(&pdev->dev, NULL, usbhs_omap_remove_child);
+	if (pdev->dev.of_node)
+		of_platform_depopulate(&pdev->dev);
+	else
+		device_for_each_child(&pdev->dev, NULL, usbhs_omap_remove_child);
 }
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops usbhsomap_dev_pm_ops = {