1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index a24a4b52c919..81552bca6ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ static acpi_status parse_wdg(acpi_handle handle)
                 return status;
 
         obj = (union acpi_object *) out.pointer;
+        if (!obj)
+                return AE_ERROR;
 
         if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
                 status = AE_ERROR;