If device_get_match_data returns NULL, devdata isn't being updated properly. It is being used later in the function. Both devdata and spi->devdata should be updated to avoid NULL pointer dereference. Addresses-Coverity: ("NULL pointer dereference") Fixes: 0e6521f13c2 ("spi: orion: Use device_get_match_data() helper") Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <musamaanjum@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/spi/spi-orion.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c b/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c index d02c5c9def20..34b31aba3981 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-orion.c @@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ static int orion_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) spi->dev = &pdev->dev; devdata = device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev); - spi->devdata = devdata ? devdata : &orion_spi_dev_data; + devdata = devdata ? devdata : &orion_spi_dev_data; + spi->devdata = devdata; spi->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL); if (IS_ERR(spi->clk)) { -- 2.25.1