diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index f807d0e..ba195fb 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@
 	const char *status;
 	int statlen;
 
+	if (!device)
+		return 0;
+
 	status = __of_get_property(device, "status", &statlen);
 	if (status == NULL)
 		return 1;