diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-shared.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-shared.c
index 6acfec73b734..8c9ac9d93304 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-shared.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-shared.c
@@ -449,9 +449,14 @@ static bool gpio_shared_dev_is_reset_gpio(struct device *consumer,
 int gpio_shared_add_proxy_lookup(struct device *consumer, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				 const char *con_id, unsigned long lflags)
 {
-	const char *dev_id = dev_name(consumer);
 	struct gpio_shared_entry *entry;
 	struct gpio_shared_ref *ref;
+	const char *dev_id;
+
+	if (!consumer)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	dev_id = dev_name(consumer);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &gpio_shared_list, list) {
 		list_for_each_entry(ref, &entry->refs, list) {