diff --git a/drivers/acpi/property.c b/drivers/acpi/property.c
index 917c789f953d..116bfc1937b5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/property.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/property.c
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ void acpi_init_properties(struct acpi_device *adev)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adev->data.subnodes);
 
+	if (!adev->handle)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if ACPI_DT_NAMESPACE_HID is present and inthat case we fill in
 	 * Device Tree compatible properties for this device.