diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index eaf6a3fe8ca6..5b3955ad4053 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -796,6 +796,12 @@ static struct nvmem_layout *nvmem_layout_get(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
 	if (!layout_np)
 		return NULL;
 
+	/* Fixed layouts don't have a matching driver */
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(layout_np, "fixed-layout")) {
+		of_node_put(layout_np);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * In case the nvmem device was built-in while the layout was built as a
 	 * module, we shall manually request the layout driver loading otherwise