diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 60e9c2cd051e..dbe860650bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2769,10 +2769,6 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* get base addr */
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (unlikely(res == NULL)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid resource\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct sh_eth_private));
 	if (!ndev)
@@ -2781,8 +2777,6 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
-	/* The sh Ether-specific entries in the device structure. */
-	ndev->base_addr = res->start;
 	devno = pdev->id;
 	if (devno < 0)
 		devno = 0;
@@ -2806,6 +2800,8 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_release;
 	}
 
+	ndev->base_addr = res->start;
+
 	spin_lock_init(&mdp->lock);
 	mdp->pdev = pdev;