diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index 6b22b543a83f0..d5088900af6c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <mach/aemif.h>
 #include <mach/spi.h>
 
-#define DA850_EVM_PHY_ID		"0:00"
+#define DA850_EVM_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:00"
 #define DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN		GPIO_TO_PIN(2, 8)
 #define DA850_LCD_BL_PIN		GPIO_TO_PIN(2, 15)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
index 346e1de2f5a85..849311d3cb7c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static inline int have_tvp7002(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define DM365_EVM_PHY_ID		"0:01"
+#define DM365_EVM_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:01"
 /*
  * A MAX-II CPLD is used for various board control functions.
  */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
index a64b49cfedcad..1247ecdcf752d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 #include <mach/aemif.h>
 
-#define DM644X_EVM_PHY_ID		"0:01"
+#define DM644X_EVM_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:01"
 #define LXT971_PHY_ID	(0x001378e2)
 #define LXT971_PHY_MASK	(0xfffffff0)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
index 64017558860bd..872ac69fa0490 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
 	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
 };
 
-#define DM646X_EVM_PHY_ID		"0:01"
+#define DM646X_EVM_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:01"
 /*
  * The following EDMA channels/slots are not being used by drivers (for
  * example: Timer, GPIO, UART events etc) on dm646x, hence they are being
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
index 6c4a16415d476..8d34f513d4150 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <mach/mmc.h>
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 
-#define NEUROS_OSD2_PHY_ID		"0:01"
+#define NEUROS_OSD2_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:01"
 #define LXT971_PHY_ID			0x001378e2
 #define LXT971_PHY_MASK			0xfffffff0
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c
index e7c0c7c534937..45e815760a27f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <mach/da8xx.h>
 #include <mach/mux.h>
 
-#define HAWKBOARD_PHY_ID		"0:07"
+#define HAWKBOARD_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:07"
 #define DA850_HAWK_MMCSD_CD_PIN		GPIO_TO_PIN(3, 12)
 #define DA850_HAWK_MMCSD_WP_PIN		GPIO_TO_PIN(3, 13)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
index 0b136a831c595..31da3c5b2ba37 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <mach/mux.h>
 #include <mach/usb.h>
 
-#define SFFSDR_PHY_ID		"0:01"
+#define SFFSDR_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:01"
 static struct mtd_partition davinci_sffsdr_nandflash_partition[] = {
 	/* U-Boot Environment: Block 0
 	 * UBL:                Block 1