diff --git a/drivers/reset/core.c b/drivers/reset/core.c
index 81ae17d15480..77cfc49218c6 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/core.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/core.c
@@ -215,9 +215,12 @@ struct reset_control *of_reset_control_get(struct device_node *node,
 {
 	int index = 0;
 
-	if (id)
+	if (id) {
 		index = of_property_match_string(node,
 						 "reset-names", id);
+		if (index < 0)
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
 	return of_reset_control_get_by_index(node, index);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_reset_control_get);