diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/spi.c
index 0a8aacceedd1..b06d36d99362 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/spi.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/wl12xx.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 
 #include "wl1251.h"
@@ -240,13 +242,13 @@ static const struct wl1251_if_operations wl1251_spi_ops = {
 
 static int wl1251_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	struct wl1251_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct wl1251_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&spi->dev);
+	struct device_node *np = spi->dev.of_node;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
 	struct wl1251 *wl;
 	int ret;
 
-	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&spi->dev);
-	if (!pdata) {
+	if (!np && !pdata) {
 		wl1251_error("no platform data");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -273,7 +275,18 @@ static int wl1251_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	wl->power_gpio = pdata->power_gpio;
+	if (np) {
+		wl->use_eeprom = of_property_read_bool(np, "ti,wl1251-has-eeprom");
+		wl->power_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "ti,power-gpio", 0);
+	} else if (pdata) {
+		wl->power_gpio = pdata->power_gpio;
+		wl->use_eeprom = pdata->use_eeprom;
+	}
+
+	if (wl->power_gpio == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(wl->power_gpio)) {
 		ret = devm_gpio_request_one(&spi->dev, wl->power_gpio,
@@ -295,8 +308,6 @@ static int wl1251_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	wl->use_eeprom = pdata->use_eeprom;
-
 	irq_set_status_flags(wl->irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&spi->dev, wl->irq, wl1251_irq, 0,
 							DRIVER_NAME, wl);