diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 6d44f6db207f..7db34a654c02 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 6d161b99f875269ad4ffa44375e1e54bca6fd02e
+refs/heads/master: 656d2b3964a9d0f9864d472f8dfa2dd7dd42e6c0
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index feafa85dd07e..989262606684 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,8 @@ static int ftdi_8u2232c_probe(struct usb_serial *serial)
 
 	dbg("%s", __func__);
 
-	if (strcmp(udev->manufacturer, "CALAO Systems") == 0)
+	if ((udev->manufacturer) &&
+	    (strcmp(udev->manufacturer, "CALAO Systems") == 0))
 		return ftdi_jtag_probe(serial);
 
 	return 0;