diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index c359351d50f1c9..a163f2c59aa365 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ bool fwnode_property_present(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char *propname)
 	bool ret;
 
 	ret = __fwnode_property_present(fwnode, propname);
-	if (ret == false && fwnode && fwnode->secondary)
+	if (ret == false && fwnode && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode->secondary))
 		ret = __fwnode_property_present(fwnode->secondary, propname);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_property_match_string);
 	int _ret_;									\
 	_ret_ = FWNODE_PROP_READ(_fwnode_, _propname_, _type_, _proptype_,		\
 				 _val_, _nval_);					\
-	if (_ret_ == -EINVAL && _fwnode_ && _fwnode_->secondary)			\
+	if (_ret_ == -EINVAL && _fwnode_ && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(_fwnode_->secondary))	\
 		_ret_ = FWNODE_PROP_READ(_fwnode_->secondary, _propname_, _type_,	\
 				_proptype_, _val_, _nval_);				\
 	_ret_;										\
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int fwnode_property_read_string_array(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = __fwnode_property_read_string_array(fwnode, propname, val, nval);
-	if (ret == -EINVAL && fwnode && fwnode->secondary)
+	if (ret == -EINVAL && fwnode && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode->secondary))
 		ret = __fwnode_property_read_string_array(fwnode->secondary,
 							  propname, val, nval);
 	return ret;
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int fwnode_property_read_string(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = __fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode, propname, val);
-	if (ret == -EINVAL && fwnode && fwnode->secondary)
+	if (ret == -EINVAL && fwnode && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode->secondary))
 		ret = __fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode->secondary,
 						    propname, val);
 	return ret;