diff --git a/drivers/reset/core.c b/drivers/reset/core.c
index f0a076e94118..92cc13ef3e56 100644
--- a/drivers/reset/core.c
+++ b/drivers/reset/core.c
@@ -807,6 +807,9 @@ static void __reset_control_put_internal(struct reset_control *rstc)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&reset_list_mutex);
 
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rstc))
+		return;
+
 	kref_put(&rstc->refcnt, __reset_control_release);
 }
 
@@ -1017,11 +1020,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_control_put);
 void reset_control_bulk_put(int num_rstcs, struct reset_control_bulk_data *rstcs)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&reset_list_mutex);
-	while (num_rstcs--) {
-		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rstcs[num_rstcs].rstc))
-			continue;
+	while (num_rstcs--)
 		__reset_control_put_internal(rstcs[num_rstcs].rstc);
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&reset_list_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(reset_control_bulk_put);