diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 8ffbb7a85a7e..7dd76bceaae8 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
 		res[r].flags = cell->resources[r].flags;
 
 		/* Find out base to use */
-		if (cell->resources[r].flags & IORESOURCE_MEM) {
+		if ((cell->resources[r].flags & IORESOURCE_MEM) && mem_base) {
 			res[r].parent = mem_base;
 			res[r].start = mem_base->start +
 				cell->resources[r].start;