diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/mc-io.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/mc-io.c
index 798c965fe203..3fa6774946fa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/mc-io.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/mc-io.c
@@ -167,7 +167,12 @@ error_destroy_mc_io:
  */
 void fsl_destroy_mc_io(struct fsl_mc_io *mc_io)
 {
-	struct fsl_mc_device *dpmcp_dev = mc_io->dpmcp_dev;
+	struct fsl_mc_device *dpmcp_dev;
+
+	if (!mc_io)
+		return;
+
+	dpmcp_dev = mc_io->dpmcp_dev;
 
 	if (dpmcp_dev)
 		fsl_mc_io_unset_dpmcp(mc_io);