diff --git a/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c b/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c
index d098b1fcf006..185c8a398681 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,10 @@ static int fjes_probe(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 	adapter->interrupt_watch_enable = false;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(plat_dev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (!res) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_free_control_wq;
+	}
 	hw->hw_res.start = res->start;
 	hw->hw_res.size = resource_size(res);
 	hw->hw_res.irq = platform_get_irq(plat_dev, 0);