diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index f559088869f64..e8726177d1030 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -606,8 +606,9 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 	intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init();
 	retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
 	if (retval) {
+		struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "intel_idle yielding to %s",
-			cpuidle_get_driver()->name);
+			drv ? drv->name : "none");
 		return retval;
 	}