diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-4.4/425-bcm63xxpart_parse_paritions_from_dt.patch b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-4.4/425-bcm63xxpart_parse_paritions_from_dt.patch
index 330ec1ecaf..d208a07fc7 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-4.4/425-bcm63xxpart_parse_paritions_from_dt.patch
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/patches-4.4/425-bcm63xxpart_parse_paritions_from_dt.patch
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 +				    struct mtd_partition **pparts,
 +				    struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
 +{
-+	if (mtd_get_of_node(master))
++	if (mtd_get_of_node(master) && of_get_child_count(mtd_get_of_node(master)))
 +		return bcm63xx_parse_cfe_partitions_of(master, pparts, data);
 +	else
 +		return bcm63xx_parse_cfe_partitions(master, pparts, data);