diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 56593a9a87268cc0f6d8181cb5f8021c252b457b..2057d91d83360ddb614ffaeeb174883c1759f7cf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -502,11 +502,15 @@ static int usb_unbind_interface(struct device *dev)
 int usb_driver_claim_interface(struct usb_driver *driver,
 				struct usb_interface *iface, void *priv)
 {
-	struct device *dev = &iface->dev;
+	struct device *dev;
 	struct usb_device *udev;
 	int retval = 0;
 	int lpm_disable_error;
 
+	if (!iface)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	dev = &iface->dev;
 	if (dev->driver)
 		return -EBUSY;