diff --git a/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2160aqds.c b/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2160aqds.c
index a2b6442..1819b27 100644
--- a/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2160aqds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2160aqds.c
@@ -775,10 +775,11 @@
 	int fpga_offset, offset, subnodeoffset;
 	struct mii_dev *mii_dev;
 	struct list_head *mii_devs, *entry;
-	int ret, dpmac_id, phandle, i;
+	int ret, dpmac_id, i;
 	struct phy_device *phy_dev;
 	char ethname[ETH_NAME_LEN];
 	phy_interface_t	phy_iface;
+	uint32_t phandle;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	/* we know FPGA is connected to i2c0, therefore search path directly,
@@ -794,7 +795,10 @@
 		return fpga_offset;
 	}
 
-	phandle = fdt_alloc_phandle(fdt);
+	ret = fdt_generate_phandle(fdt, &phandle);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	mii_devs = mdio_get_list_head();
 
 	list_for_each(entry, mii_devs) {
diff --git a/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2162aqds.c b/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2162aqds.c
index 3b04dea..ac6218e 100644
--- a/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2162aqds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2162aqds.c
@@ -787,10 +787,11 @@
 	int fpga_offset, offset, subnodeoffset;
 	struct mii_dev *mii_dev;
 	struct list_head *mii_devs, *entry;
-	int ret, dpmac_id, phandle, i;
+	int ret, dpmac_id, i;
 	struct phy_device *phy_dev;
 	char ethname[ETH_NAME_LEN];
 	phy_interface_t	phy_iface;
+	uint32_t phandle;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	/* we know FPGA is connected to i2c0, therefore search path directly,
@@ -806,7 +807,10 @@
 		return fpga_offset;
 	}
 
-	phandle = fdt_alloc_phandle(fdt);
+	ret = fdt_generate_phandle(fdt, &phandle);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	mii_devs = mdio_get_list_head();
 
 	list_for_each(entry, mii_devs) {