diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
index 350e7b24ee2b..03642df2df0b 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,9 @@ static int fsl_mc_bus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * Get physical address of MC portal for the root DPRC:
 	 */
 	plat_res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (!plat_res)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mc_portal_phys_addr = plat_res->start;
 	mc_portal_size = resource_size(plat_res);
 	mc_portal_base_phys_addr = mc_portal_phys_addr & ~0x3ffffff;