diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index c89b8c63f16a..69adc0aa141c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ static int phylink_register_sfp(struct phylink *pl,
 	struct fwnode_reference_args ref;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!fwnode)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = fwnode_property_get_reference_args(fwnode, "sfp", NULL,
 						 0, 0, &ref);
 	if (ret < 0) {