diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index 7fc5a18e02ad5..30077454eb680 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ property_entries_dup(const struct property_entry *properties)
 	int i, n = 0;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!properties)
+		return NULL;
+
 	while (properties[n].name)
 		n++;