diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index f849bbb9ef8c..e1b2b9275e68 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -1597,8 +1597,10 @@ int of_parse_phandle_with_args_map(const struct device_node *np,
 			map_len--;
 
 			/* Check if not found */
-			if (!new)
+			if (!new) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto put;
+			}
 
 			if (!of_device_is_available(new))
 				match = 0;
@@ -1608,17 +1610,20 @@ int of_parse_phandle_with_args_map(const struct device_node *np,
 				goto put;
 
 			/* Check for malformed properties */
-			if (WARN_ON(new_size > MAX_PHANDLE_ARGS))
-				goto put;
-			if (map_len < new_size)
+			if (WARN_ON(new_size > MAX_PHANDLE_ARGS) ||
+			    map_len < new_size) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto put;
+			}
 
 			/* Move forward by new node's #<list>-cells amount */
 			map += new_size;
 			map_len -= new_size;
 		}
-		if (!match)
+		if (!match) {
+			ret = -ENOENT;
 			goto put;
+		}
 
 		/* Get the <list>-map-pass-thru property (optional) */
 		pass = of_get_property(cur, pass_name, NULL);