diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_acpi.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_acpi.c
index 18286d3e9cc5..9fe4ba43afea 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_acpi.c
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ static int ucsi_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	acpi_status status;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!adev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (adev->dep_unmet)
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;