diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index 35b95c6ac0c6a..0bf5260f14c69 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -837,9 +837,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_handle_put);
 /**
  * fwnode_device_is_available - check if a device is available for use
  * @fwnode: Pointer to the fwnode of the device.
+ *
+ * For fwnode node types that don't implement the .device_is_available()
+ * operation, this function returns true.
  */
 bool fwnode_device_is_available(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
+	if (!fwnode_has_op(fwnode, device_is_available))
+		return true;
+
 	return fwnode_call_bool_op(fwnode, device_is_available);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_device_is_available);