diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c
index f68aba8794fe50eaa6a4fd2948dd2b7fd65b4679..d4296681cf720005565551993272296d11f32f49 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp/bus.c
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ static int ishtp_cl_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 	struct ishtp_cl_device *device = to_ishtp_cl_device(dev);
 	struct ishtp_cl_driver *driver = to_ishtp_cl_driver(drv);
 
-	return guid_equal(&driver->id[0].guid,
-			  &device->fw_client->props.protocol_name);
+	return(device->fw_client ? guid_equal(&driver->id[0].guid,
+	       &device->fw_client->props.protocol_name) : 0);
 }
 
 /**