diff --git a/scripts/dts/gen_driver_kconfig_dts.py b/scripts/dts/gen_driver_kconfig_dts.py
index 5ede8684ef138..2d433bbd5ddf1 100755
--- a/scripts/dts/gen_driver_kconfig_dts.py
+++ b/scripts/dts/gen_driver_kconfig_dts.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def main():
                 print(f"WARNING: '{binding_path}' appears in binding "
                       f"directories but isn't valid YAML: {e}")
                 continue
-        if 'compatible' not in raw:
+        if raw is None or 'compatible' not in raw:
             continue
 
         compat_list.append(raw['compatible'])