of_match_device in usb251xb_probe can fail and returns a NULL pointer. The patch avoids a potential NULL pointer dereference in this scenario. Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Richard Leitner <richard.leitner@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: Fix version changes below sign off v1: avoid return in case of error, per Richard's suggestion. --- drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c index 4d72b7d1d383..bbfdb7447d6f 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c @@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int usb251xb_probe(struct usb251xb *hub) dev); int err; - if (np) { + if (np && of_id) { err = usb251xb_get_ofdata(hub, (struct usb251xb_data *)of_id->data); if (err) { -- 2.17.1