diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
index 3c208cc6f6bb..f22659438436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/apm/xgene/xgene_enet_main.c
@@ -761,10 +761,6 @@ static int xgene_enet_get_resources(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 	ndev = pdata->ndev;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "enet_csr");
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Resource enet_csr not defined\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	pdata->base_addr = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(pdata->base_addr)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Unable to retrieve ENET Port CSR region\n");
@@ -772,10 +768,6 @@ static int xgene_enet_get_resources(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "ring_csr");
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Resource ring_csr not defined\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	pdata->ring_csr_addr = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(pdata->ring_csr_addr)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Unable to retrieve ENET Ring CSR region\n");
@@ -783,10 +775,6 @@ static int xgene_enet_get_resources(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "ring_cmd");
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Resource ring_cmd not defined\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	pdata->ring_cmd_addr = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(pdata->ring_cmd_addr)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Unable to retrieve ENET Ring command region\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index bee4c369f0fe..21ddecef151e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -1450,16 +1450,14 @@ static int pxa168_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pep = netdev_priv(dev);
 	pep->dev = dev;
 	pep->clk = clk;
+
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (res == NULL) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_netdev;
-	}
 	pep->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(pep->base)) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_netdev;
 	}
+
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
 	BUG_ON(!res);
 	dev->irq = res->start;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 60e9c2cd051e..dbe860650bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -2769,10 +2769,6 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* get base addr */
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (unlikely(res == NULL)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid resource\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct sh_eth_private));
 	if (!ndev)
@@ -2781,8 +2777,6 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
-	/* The sh Ether-specific entries in the device structure. */
-	ndev->base_addr = res->start;
 	devno = pdev->id;
 	if (devno < 0)
 		devno = 0;
@@ -2806,6 +2800,8 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_release;
 	}
 
+	ndev->base_addr = res->start;
+
 	spin_lock_init(&mdp->lock);
 	mdp->pdev = pdev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c
index b147d469a799..7fd6e275d1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/sxgbe/sxgbe_platform.c
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ static int sxgbe_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Get memory resource */
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!res)
-		goto err_out;
-
 	addr = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(addr))
 		return PTR_ERR(addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
index 0f56b1c0e082..70a930ac4fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5100.c
@@ -638,14 +638,12 @@ static int w5100_hw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!mem)
-		return -ENXIO;
-	mem_size = resource_size(mem);
-
 	priv->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, mem);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->base);
 
+	mem_size = resource_size(mem);
+
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->reg_lock);
 	priv->indirect = mem_size < W5100_BUS_DIRECT_SIZE;
 	if (priv->indirect) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
index f961f14a0473..7974b7d90fcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
@@ -558,14 +558,12 @@ static int w5300_hw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!mem)
-		return -ENXIO;
-	mem_size = resource_size(mem);
-
 	priv->base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, mem);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->base);
 
+	mem_size = resource_size(mem);
+
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->reg_lock);
 	priv->indirect = mem_size < W5300_BUS_DIRECT_SIZE;
 	if (priv->indirect) {