diff --git a/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezkit.c b/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezkit.c
index 8b4d6a96c18..3cd5a6cd10b 100644
--- a/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezkit.c
+++ b/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezkit.c
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ void adi_somcrr_enable_ethernet(void)
 	struct gpio_desc *eth1_reset;
 	struct gpio_desc *gige_reset;
 
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-en", &eth1);
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-reset", &eth1_reset);
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("gige-reset", &gige_reset);
-
-	dm_gpio_set_value(eth1, 1);
-	dm_gpio_set_value(eth1_reset, 0);
-	dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 0);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-en", &eth1))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(eth1, 1);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-reset", &eth1_reset))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(eth1_reset, 0);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("gige-reset", &gige_reset))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 0);
 }
 
 void adi_somcrr_disable_ethernet(void)
@@ -28,11 +27,10 @@ void adi_somcrr_disable_ethernet(void)
 	struct gpio_desc *eth1_reset;
 	struct gpio_desc *gige_reset;
 
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-en", &eth1);
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-reset", &eth1_reset);
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("gige-reset", &gige_reset);
-
-	dm_gpio_set_value(eth1, 0);
-	dm_gpio_set_value(eth1_reset, 1);
-	dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 1);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-en", &eth1))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(eth1, 0);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth1-reset", &eth1_reset))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(eth1_reset, 1);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("gige-reset", &gige_reset))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 1);
 }
diff --git a/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezlite.c b/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezlite.c
index c0655574bab..1f1984cf912 100644
--- a/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezlite.c
+++ b/board/adi/carriers/somcrr_ezlite.c
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ void adi_somcrr_enable_ethernet(void)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *gige_reset;
 
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth0-reset", &gige_reset);
-	dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 0);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth0-reset", &gige_reset))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 0);
 }
 
 void adi_somcrr_disable_ethernet(void)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *gige_reset;
 
-	gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth0-reset", &gige_reset);
-	dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 1);
+	if (!gpio_hog_lookup_name("eth0-reset", &gige_reset))
+		dm_gpio_set_value(gige_reset, 1);
 }