diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
index 6c69ad7..8a41b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 	struct acpi_device *acpi = pnp_acpi_device(dev);
 	struct acpi_hardware_id *id;
 
+	if (!acpi)
+		return 0;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(id, &acpi->pnp.ids, list) {
 		if (!strcmp("INTC0102", id->id))
 			return 1;