diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 3f8077ce585c..ddeca142293c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ struct resource *platform_get_resource_byname(struct platform_device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_resources; i++) {
 		struct resource *r = &dev->resource[i];
 
+		if (unlikely(!r->name))
+			continue;
+
 		if (type == resource_type(r) && !strcmp(r->name, name))
 			return r;
 	}