diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c b/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c
index ab986dbace16a3..d1b19027f53b00 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/power_supply_core.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ int power_supply_get_battery_info(struct power_supply *psy,
 	struct power_supply_battery_info *info;
 	struct device_node *battery_np = NULL;
 	struct fwnode_reference_args args;
-	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode;
+	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode = NULL;
 	const char *value;
 	int err, len, index;
 	const __be32 *list;
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ int power_supply_get_battery_info(struct power_supply *psy,
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		fwnode = fwnode_handle_get(of_fwnode_handle(battery_np));
-	} else {
+	} else if (psy->dev.parent) {
 		err = fwnode_property_get_reference_args(
 					dev_fwnode(psy->dev.parent),
 					"monitored-battery", NULL, 0, 0, &args);
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ int power_supply_get_battery_info(struct power_supply *psy,
 		fwnode = args.fwnode;
 	}
 
+	if (!fwnode)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	err = fwnode_property_read_string(fwnode, "compatible", &value);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_put_node;