diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
index d5e1f8e2e7..a2adb791f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32 *loadaddr)
 	if (!*loadaddr)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!uclass_get_device(UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER, 0, &fsdev)) {
+	if (!get_fs_loader(&fsdev)) {
 		size = request_firmware_into_buf(fsdev, name, (void *)*loadaddr,
 						 0, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
index d104f23b3e..9a342a1bf9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int load_firmware(char *name_fw, u32 *loadaddr)
 	if (!*loadaddr)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!uclass_get_device(UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER, 0, &fsdev)) {
+	if (!get_fs_loader(&fsdev)) {
 		size = request_firmware_into_buf(fsdev, name_fw,
 						 (void *)*loadaddr, 0, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga_arria10.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga_arria10.c
index 3b785e67d0..96b195063e 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga_arria10.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga_arria10.c
@@ -777,42 +777,20 @@ int socfpga_loadfs(fpga_fs_info *fpga_fsinfo, const void *buf, size_t bsize,
 {
 	struct fpga_loadfs_info fpga_loadfs;
 	struct udevice *dev;
-	int status, ret, size;
+	int status, ret;
 	u32 buffer = (uintptr_t)buf;
 	size_t buffer_sizebytes = bsize;
 	size_t buffer_sizebytes_ori = bsize;
 	size_t total_sizeof_image = 0;
 	ofnode node;
-	const fdt32_t *phandle_p;
-	u32 phandle;
 
 	node = get_fpga_mgr_ofnode(ofnode_null());
-
-	if (ofnode_valid(node)) {
-		phandle_p = ofnode_get_property(node, "firmware-loader", &size);
-		if (!phandle_p) {
-			node = ofnode_path("/chosen");
-			if (!ofnode_valid(node)) {
-				debug("FPGA: /chosen node was not found.\n");
-				return -ENOENT;
-			}
-
-			phandle_p = ofnode_get_property(node, "firmware-loader",
-						       &size);
-			if (!phandle_p) {
-				debug("FPGA: firmware-loader property was not");
-				debug(" found.\n");
-				return -ENOENT;
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
+	if (!ofnode_valid(node)) {
 		debug("FPGA: FPGA manager node was not found.\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	phandle = fdt32_to_cpu(*phandle_p);
-	ret = uclass_get_device_by_phandle_id(UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER,
-					     phandle, &dev);
+	ret = get_fs_loader(&dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/fs_loader.c b/drivers/misc/fs_loader.c
index 5b4d03639c..ccf5c7a803 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/fs_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/fs_loader.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <fs_loader.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
+#include <dm/device-internal.h>
+#include <dm/root.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -297,6 +299,31 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(fs_loader) = {
 	.priv_auto	= sizeof(struct firmware),
 };
 
+static struct device_plat default_plat = { 0 };
+
+int get_fs_loader(struct udevice **dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+	ofnode node = ofnode_get_chosen_node("firmware-loader");
+
+	if (ofnode_valid(node))
+		return uclass_get_device_by_ofnode(UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER,
+						   node, dev);
+
+	/* Try the first device if none was chosen */
+	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER, dev);
+	if (ret != -ENODEV)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Just create a new device */
+	ret = device_bind(dm_root(), DM_DRIVER_GET(fs_loader), "default-loader",
+			  &default_plat, ofnode_null(), dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return device_probe(*dev);
+}
+
 UCLASS_DRIVER(fs_loader) = {
 	.id		= UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER,
 	.name		= "fs-loader",
diff --git a/include/fs_loader.h b/include/fs_loader.h
index 8de7cb18dc..5eb5b7ab4a 100644
--- a/include/fs_loader.h
+++ b/include/fs_loader.h
@@ -52,4 +52,16 @@ struct device_plat {
 int request_firmware_into_buf(struct udevice *dev,
 			      const char *name,
 			      void *buf, size_t size, u32 offset);
+
+/**
+ * get_fs_loader() - Get the chosen filesystem loader
+ * @dev: Where to store the device
+ *
+ * This gets a filesystem loader device based on the value of
+ * /chosen/firmware-loader. If no such property exists, it returns a
+ * firmware loader which is configured by environmental variables.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative value on error
+ */
+int get_fs_loader(struct udevice **dev);
 #endif