1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
index f91f82eabda..54c91ffe4a9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ long st_unregister(struct st_proto_s *proto)
         pr_debug("%s: %d ", __func__, proto->chnl_id);
 
         st_kim_ref(&st_gdata, 0);
-        if (proto->chnl_id >= ST_MAX_CHANNELS) {
+        if (!st_gdata || proto->chnl_id >= ST_MAX_CHANNELS) {
                 pr_err(" chnl_id %d not supported", proto->chnl_id);
                 return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
         }