diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index f807d0edabf3..ba195fbce4c6 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ static int __of_device_is_available(const struct device_node *device)
 	const char *status;
 	int statlen;
 
+	if (!device)
+		return 0;
+
 	status = __of_get_property(device, "status", &statlen);
 	if (status == NULL)
 		return 1;