diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c
index 64d12323995e821a9212ad733b1742daec9e080b..78031c0a6db3012dda0c9f7677c46a857129315f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ static void smd_channel_probe_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned n;
 
 	shared = smem_find(ID_CH_ALLOC_TBL, sizeof(*shared) * 64);
-
+	if (!shared) {
+		pr_err("smd: cannot find allocation table\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	for (n = 0; n < 64; n++) {
 		if (smd_ch_allocated[n])
 			continue;