diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index edc068d19c79248564239e3823982a819dad7411..2194b8ca41f92fe4edb7bb32ecd4bc4507f1ddf0 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ static inline bool is_of_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 
 static inline struct device_node *to_of_node(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
-	return fwnode ? container_of(fwnode, struct device_node, fwnode) : NULL;
+	return is_of_node(fwnode) ?
+		container_of(fwnode, struct device_node, fwnode) : NULL;
 }
 
 static inline bool of_have_populated_dt(void)