diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index 3ced0cd45bdd5132d21c72c2121d04cc848646dd..7ea4306503c5787e840b87fe7b1fad0d3c64b8a8 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static int find_next_iomem_res(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t end,
 			       unsigned long flags, unsigned long desc,
 			       bool first_lvl, struct resource *res)
 {
+	bool siblings_only = true;
 	struct resource *p;
 
 	if (!res)
@@ -352,17 +353,31 @@ static int find_next_iomem_res(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t end,
 
 	read_lock(&resource_lock);
 
-	for (p = iomem_resource.child; p; p = next_resource(p, first_lvl)) {
-		if ((p->flags & flags) != flags)
-			continue;
-		if ((desc != IORES_DESC_NONE) && (desc != p->desc))
-			continue;
+	for (p = iomem_resource.child; p; p = next_resource(p, siblings_only)) {
+		/* If we passed the resource we are looking for, stop */
 		if (p->start > end) {
 			p = NULL;
 			break;
 		}
-		if ((p->end >= start) && (p->start <= end))
-			break;
+
+		/* Skip until we find a range that matches what we look for */
+		if (p->end < start)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Now that we found a range that matches what we look for,
+		 * check the flags and the descriptor. If we were not asked to
+		 * use only the first level, start looking at children as well.
+		 */
+		siblings_only = first_lvl;
+
+		if ((p->flags & flags) != flags)
+			continue;
+		if ((desc != IORES_DESC_NONE) && (desc != p->desc))
+			continue;
+
+		/* Found a match, break */
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (p) {