diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index a3e14143ec0c..b6d98cc82f26 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ static LIST_HEAD(deferred_sync);
 static unsigned int defer_sync_state_count = 1;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(fwnode_link_lock);
 static bool fw_devlink_is_permissive(void);
+static void __fw_devlink_link_to_consumers(struct device *dev);
 static bool fw_devlink_drv_reg_done;
 static bool fw_devlink_best_effort;
 
 /**
- * fwnode_link_add - Create a link between two fwnode_handles.
+ * __fwnode_link_add - Create a link between two fwnode_handles.
  * @con: Consumer end of the link.
  * @sup: Supplier end of the link.
  *
@@ -74,22 +75,18 @@ static bool fw_devlink_best_effort;
  * Attempts to create duplicate links between the same pair of fwnode handles
  * are ignored and there is no reference counting.
  */
-int fwnode_link_add(struct fwnode_handle *con, struct fwnode_handle *sup)
+static int __fwnode_link_add(struct fwnode_handle *con,
+			     struct fwnode_handle *sup)
 {
 	struct fwnode_link *link;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&fwnode_link_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(link, &sup->consumers, s_hook)
 		if (link->consumer == con)
-			goto out;
+			return 0;
 
 	link = kzalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!link) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!link)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	link->supplier = sup;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->s_hook);
@@ -100,9 +97,17 @@ int fwnode_link_add(struct fwnode_handle *con, struct fwnode_handle *sup)
 	list_add(&link->c_hook, &con->suppliers);
 	pr_debug("%pfwP Linked as a fwnode consumer to %pfwP\n",
 		 con, sup);
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&fwnode_link_lock);
 
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int fwnode_link_add(struct fwnode_handle *con, struct fwnode_handle *sup)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&fwnode_link_lock);
+	ret = __fwnode_link_add(con, sup);
+	mutex_unlock(&fwnode_link_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -181,6 +186,51 @@ void fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers);
 
+/**
+ * __fwnode_links_move_consumers - Move consumer from @from to @to fwnode_handle
+ * @from: move consumers away from this fwnode
+ * @to: move consumers to this fwnode
+ *
+ * Move all consumer links from @from fwnode to @to fwnode.
+ */
+static void __fwnode_links_move_consumers(struct fwnode_handle *from,
+					  struct fwnode_handle *to)
+{
+	struct fwnode_link *link, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, tmp, &from->consumers, s_hook) {
+		__fwnode_link_add(link->consumer, to);
+		__fwnode_link_del(link);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * __fw_devlink_pickup_dangling_consumers - Pick up dangling consumers
+ * @fwnode: fwnode from which to pick up dangling consumers
+ * @new_sup: fwnode of new supplier
+ *
+ * If the @fwnode has a corresponding struct device and the device supports
+ * probing (that is, added to a bus), then we want to let fw_devlink create
+ * MANAGED device links to this device, so leave @fwnode and its descendant's
+ * fwnode links alone.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, move its consumers to the new supplier @new_sup.
+ */
+static void __fw_devlink_pickup_dangling_consumers(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+						   struct fwnode_handle *new_sup)
+{
+	struct fwnode_handle *child;
+
+	if (fwnode->dev && fwnode->dev->bus)
+		return;
+
+	fwnode->flags |= FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE;
+	__fwnode_links_move_consumers(fwnode, new_sup);
+
+	fwnode_for_each_available_child_node(fwnode, child)
+		__fw_devlink_pickup_dangling_consumers(child, new_sup);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SRCU
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(device_links_lock);
 DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(device_links_srcu);
@@ -1267,16 +1317,23 @@ void device_links_driver_bound(struct device *dev)
 	 * them. So, fw_devlink no longer needs to create device links to any
 	 * of the device's suppliers.
 	 *
-	 * Also, if a child firmware node of this bound device is not added as
-	 * a device by now, assume it is never going to be added and make sure
-	 * other devices don't defer probe indefinitely by waiting for such a
-	 * child device.
+	 * Also, if a child firmware node of this bound device is not added as a
+	 * device by now, assume it is never going to be added. Make this bound
+	 * device the fallback supplier to the dangling consumers of the child
+	 * firmware node because this bound device is probably implementing the
+	 * child firmware node functionality and we don't want the dangling
+	 * consumers to defer probe indefinitely waiting for a device for the
+	 * child firmware node.
 	 */
 	if (dev->fwnode && dev->fwnode->dev == dev) {
 		struct fwnode_handle *child;
 		fwnode_links_purge_suppliers(dev->fwnode);
+		mutex_lock(&fwnode_link_lock);
 		fwnode_for_each_available_child_node(dev->fwnode, child)
-			fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers(child);
+			__fw_devlink_pickup_dangling_consumers(child,
+							       dev->fwnode);
+		__fw_devlink_link_to_consumers(dev);
+		mutex_unlock(&fwnode_link_lock);
 	}
 	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_waiting_for_supplier);
 
@@ -1855,7 +1912,11 @@ static int fw_devlink_create_devlink(struct device *con,
 	    fwnode_is_ancestor_of(sup_handle, con->fwnode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	sup_dev = get_dev_from_fwnode(sup_handle);
+	if (sup_handle->flags & FWNODE_FLAG_NOT_DEVICE)
+		sup_dev = fwnode_get_next_parent_dev(sup_handle);
+	else
+		sup_dev = get_dev_from_fwnode(sup_handle);
+
 	if (sup_dev) {
 		/*
 		 * If it's one of those drivers that don't actually bind to
