diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 9eda84246ffd5..8717be5093a23 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -347,9 +347,7 @@ int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	while (--i >= 0) {
 		struct resource *r = &pdev->resource[i];
-		unsigned long type = resource_type(r);
-
-		if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM || type == IORESOURCE_IO)
+		if (r->parent)
 			release_resource(r);
 	}
 
@@ -380,9 +378,7 @@ void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < pdev->num_resources; i++) {
 			struct resource *r = &pdev->resource[i];
-			unsigned long type = resource_type(r);
-
-			if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM || type == IORESOURCE_IO)
+			if (r->parent)
 				release_resource(r);
 		}
 	}