diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
index 06b8be8dc4db..3f5b9592794d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ int b53_get_sset_count(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, int sset)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(b53_get_sset_count);
 
 enum b53_devlink_resource_id {
+	B53_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_NONE,  /* DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP */
 	B53_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_VLAN_TABLE,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
index 7058faf23592..0e35e9841b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static struct phy_device *phydevs[PHY_MAX_ADDR];
 static struct mdio_device *switch_mdiodev;
 
 enum dsa_loop_devlink_resource_id {
+	DSA_LOOP_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_NONE,  /* DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP */
 	DSA_LOOP_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_VTU,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.h b/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.h
index 851822adb09e..b8b59f3b10e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ struct hellcreek {
 
 /* Devlink resources */
 enum hellcreek_devlink_resource_id {
+	HELLCREEK_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_NONE,  /* DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP */
 	HELLCREEK_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_VLAN_TABLE,
 	HELLCREEK_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_FDB_TABLE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
index 0f84bffc8ef1..6f034841883c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_params(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 }
 
 enum mv88e6xxx_devlink_resource_id {
+	MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_NONE,  /* DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP */
 	MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU,
 	MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU_BIN_0,
 	MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU_BIN_1,
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_resources(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	err = dsa_devlink_resource_register(ds, "ATU_bin_0",
 					    mv88e6xxx_num_macs(chip) / 4,
 					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU_BIN_0,
-					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU,
+					    DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP,
 					    &size_params);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_resources(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	err = dsa_devlink_resource_register(ds, "ATU_bin_1",
 					    mv88e6xxx_num_macs(chip) / 4,
 					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU_BIN_1,
-					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU,
+					    DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP,
 					    &size_params);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_resources(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	err = dsa_devlink_resource_register(ds, "ATU_bin_2",
 					    mv88e6xxx_num_macs(chip) / 4,
 					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU_BIN_2,
-					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU,
+					    DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP,
 					    &size_params);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_resources(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	err = dsa_devlink_resource_register(ds, "ATU_bin_3",
 					    mv88e6xxx_num_macs(chip) / 4,
 					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU_BIN_3,
-					    MV88E6XXX_RESOURCE_ID_ATU,
+					    DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP,
 					    &size_params);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/devlink/resource.c b/net/devlink/resource.c
index 3d2f42bc2fb5..574108ccfe5d 100644
--- a/net/devlink/resource.c
+++ b/net/devlink/resource.c
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ __devl_resource_register(struct devlink *devlink,
 	struct list_head *resource_list;
 	bool top_hierarchy;
 
+	WARN_ON(resource_id == DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP);
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&devlink->lock);
 
 	top_hierarchy = parent_resource_id == DEVLINK_RESOURCE_ID_PARENT_TOP;