diff --git a/drivers/misc/atmel_tclib.c b/drivers/misc/atmel_tclib.c
index 194f774ab3a13..2c6850ef0e9c8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/atmel_tclib.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/atmel_tclib.c
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ static int __init tc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource	*r;
 	unsigned int	i;
 
+	if (of_get_child_count(pdev->dev.of_node))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;