diff --git a/drivers/memory/ti-aemif.c b/drivers/memory/ti-aemif.c
index 31112f622b884f2577d46caec86b2b63370e81de..475e5b3790edb4085055fcd38df2f6d77d98388d 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/ti-aemif.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/ti-aemif.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static int aemif_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto error;
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (pdata) {
 		for (i = 0; i < pdata->num_sub_devices; i++) {
 			pdata->sub_devices[i].dev.parent = dev;
 			ret = platform_device_register(&pdata->sub_devices[i]);