diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c b/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
index 9522960c7fddacf70c682326a38586f8562c4487..22390e0e046ca266c2173ab50abf695f0cc2aaa2 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
@@ -187,5 +187,5 @@ core_delete_hba(struct se_hba *hba)
 
 bool target_sense_desc_format(struct se_device *dev)
 {
-	return dev->transport->get_blocks(dev) > U32_MAX;
+	return (dev) ? dev->transport->get_blocks(dev) > U32_MAX : false;
 }