diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index a1a722502587..5a1373330487 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -311,9 +311,7 @@ int platform_device_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
  failed:
 	while (--i >= 0) {
 		struct resource *r = &pdev->resource[i];
-		unsigned long type = resource_type(r);
-
-		if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM || type == IORESOURCE_IO)
+		if (r->parent)
 			release_resource(r);
 	}
 
@@ -338,9 +336,7 @@ void platform_device_del(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		for (i = 0; i < pdev->num_resources; i++) {
 			struct resource *r = &pdev->resource[i];
-			unsigned long type = resource_type(r);
-
-			if (type == IORESOURCE_MEM || type == IORESOURCE_IO)
+			if (r->parent)
 				release_resource(r);
 		}
 	}