diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
index db0691929a608b450fb176c28948d89392871347..20339470c2c6ad55facfe94c74475c13f8d395ba 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(port);
 
 static int intel_th_output_activate(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
 {
-	struct intel_th_driver *thdrv = to_intel_th_driver(thdev->dev.driver);
+	struct intel_th_driver *thdrv =
+		to_intel_th_driver_or_null(thdev->dev.driver);
+
+	if (!thdrv)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (thdrv->activate)
 		return thdrv->activate(thdev);
@@ -195,7 +199,11 @@ static int intel_th_output_activate(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
 
 static void intel_th_output_deactivate(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
 {
-	struct intel_th_driver *thdrv = to_intel_th_driver(thdev->dev.driver);
+	struct intel_th_driver *thdrv =
+		to_intel_th_driver_or_null(thdev->dev.driver);
+
+	if (!thdrv)
+		return;
 
 	if (thdrv->deactivate)
 		thdrv->deactivate(thdev);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h
index 15ebd48a29f2a0c39c0a5a3c5a2b850df4ca74f4..0df22e30673d9ac876d28379d2240ca80d4d21fb 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ struct intel_th_driver {
 #define to_intel_th_driver(_d)					\
 	container_of((_d), struct intel_th_driver, driver)
 
+#define to_intel_th_driver_or_null(_d)		\
+	((_d) ? to_intel_th_driver(_d) : NULL)
+
 static inline struct intel_th_device *
 to_intel_th_hub(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
 {