diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c
index c7f2afe00b93..c22d783718fe 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/usb.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void nfcmrvl_bulk_complete(struct urb *urb)
 	dev_dbg(&drv_data->udev->dev, "urb %p status %d count %d\n",
 		urb, urb->status, urb->actual_length);
 
-	if (!test_bit(NFCMRVL_NCI_RUNNING, &drv_data->flags))
+	if (!drv_data->priv || !test_bit(NFCMRVL_NCI_RUNNING, &drv_data->priv->flags))
 		return;
 
 	if (!urb->status) {