diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/stusb160x.c b/drivers/usb/typec/stusb160x.c
index 3d3848e7c2c2f..e7745d1c2a5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/stusb160x.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/stusb160x.c
@@ -685,6 +685,15 @@ static int stusb160x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!fwnode)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/*
+	 * This fwnode has a "compatible" property, but is never populated as a
+	 * struct device. Instead we simply parse it to read the properties.
+	 * This it breaks fw_devlink=on. To maintain backward compatibility
+	 * with existing DT files, we work around this by deleting any
+	 * fwnode_links to/from this fwnode.
+	 */
+	fw_devlink_purge_absent_suppliers(fwnode);
+
 	/*
 	 * When both VDD and VSYS power supplies are present, the low power
 	 * supply VSYS is selected when VSYS voltage is above 3.1 V.