diff --git a/drivers/base/auxiliary.c b/drivers/base/auxiliary.c
index f303daadf8434216536980c604b32ad87af349e3..8336535f1e110219992b2c765a6b81cfdfdbb53e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+++ b/drivers/base/auxiliary.c
@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@ static int auxiliary_bus_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 static void auxiliary_bus_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct auxiliary_driver *auxdrv = to_auxiliary_drv(dev->driver);
-	struct auxiliary_device *auxdev = to_auxiliary_dev(dev);
+	struct auxiliary_driver *auxdrv = NULL;
+	struct auxiliary_device *auxdev;
+
+	if (dev->driver) {
+		auxdrv = to_auxiliary_drv(dev->driver);
+		auxdev = to_auxiliary_dev(dev);
+	}
 
-	if (auxdrv->shutdown)
+	if (auxdrv && auxdrv->shutdown)
 		auxdrv->shutdown(auxdev);
 }