diff --git a/drivers/base/property.c b/drivers/base/property.c
index 4c77837769c6..c29fa92be1fd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/property.c
+++ b/drivers/base/property.c
@@ -479,8 +479,17 @@ int fwnode_property_get_reference_args(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				       unsigned int nargs, unsigned int index,
 				       struct fwnode_reference_args *args)
 {
-	return fwnode_call_int_op(fwnode, get_reference_args, prop, nargs_prop,
-				  nargs, index, args);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = fwnode_call_int_op(fwnode, get_reference_args, prop, nargs_prop,
+				 nargs, index, args);
+
+	if (ret < 0 && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode) &&
+	    !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fwnode->secondary))
+		ret = fwnode_call_int_op(fwnode->secondary, get_reference_args,
+					 prop, nargs_prop, nargs, index, args);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_property_get_reference_args);