diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
index 28366a90e1adfbec14b5679244676b1077c9926e..3e0e99ec5836dafa758468351b000e76ad6b7dae 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
@@ -1626,7 +1626,9 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 	mutex_init(&wm831x->io_lock);
 	mutex_init(&wm831x->key_lock);
 	dev_set_drvdata(wm831x->dev, wm831x);
-	wm831x->soft_shutdown = pdata->soft_shutdown;
+
+	if (pdata)
+		wm831x->soft_shutdown = pdata->soft_shutdown;
 
 	ret = wm831x_reg_read(wm831x, WM831X_PARENT_ID);
 	if (ret < 0) {