diff --git a/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c b/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c
index 9695399..f9fa7fd 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/reset-socfpga.c
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/reset-controller.h>
+#include <linux/reset/reset-simple.h>
 #include <linux/reset/socfpga.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#include "reset-simple.h"
-
 #define SOCFPGA_NR_BANKS	8
 
 static int a10_reset_init(struct device_node *np)
@@ -86,3 +85,29 @@
 	for_each_matching_node(np, socfpga_early_reset_dt_ids)
 		a10_reset_init(np);
 }
+
+/*
+ * The early driver is problematic, because it doesn't register
+ * itself as a driver. This causes certain device links to prevent
+ * consumer devices from probing. The hacky solution is to register
+ * an empty driver, whose only job is to attach itself to the reset
+ * manager and call probe.
+ */
+static const struct of_device_id socfpga_reset_dt_ids[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "altr,rst-mgr", },
+	{ /* sentinel */ },
+};
+
+static int reset_simple_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver reset_socfpga_driver = {
+	.probe	= reset_simple_probe,
+	.driver = {
+		.name		= "socfpga-reset",
+		.of_match_table	= socfpga_reset_dt_ids,
+	},
+};
+builtin_platform_driver(reset_socfpga_driver);