return 0;
 }
 
+static int gfar_of_group_count(struct device_node *np)
+{
+       struct device_node *child;
+       int num = 0;
+
+       for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child)
+               if (!of_node_cmp(child->name, "queue-group"))
+                       num++;
+
+       return num;
+}
+
 static int gfar_of_init(struct platform_device *ofdev, struct net_device **pdev)
 {
        const char *model;
                num_rx_qs = 1;
        } else { /* MQ_MG_MODE */
                /* get the actual number of supported groups */
-               unsigned int num_grps = of_get_available_child_count(np);
+               unsigned int num_grps = gfar_of_group_count(np);
 
                if (num_grps == 0 || num_grps > MAXGROUPS) {
                        dev_err(&ofdev->dev, "Invalid # of int groups(%d)\n",
 
        /* Parse and initialize group specific information */
        if (priv->mode == MQ_MG_MODE) {
-               for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
+               for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child) {
+                       if (of_node_cmp(child->name, "queue-group"))
+                               continue;
+
                        err = gfar_parse_group(child, priv, model);
                        if (err)
                                goto err_grp_init;