diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f30.c b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f30.c
index 3422464af229bc578d43726d266943558fe538bf..b8572b342dcb138d0119f78e9c9f82850effd740 100644
--- a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f30.c
+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f30.c
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ static int rmi_f30_config(struct rmi_function *fn)
 				rmi_get_platform_data(fn->rmi_dev);
 	int error;
 
+	/* can happen if f30_data.disable is set */
+	if (!f30)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (pdata->f30_data.trackstick_buttons) {
 		/* Try [re-]establish link to F03. */
 		f30->f03 = rmi_find_function(fn->rmi_dev, 0x03);