diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index d08a804267d0e..633476e25bbc5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static void ring_doorbell_for_active_rings(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 
 	/* A ring has pending URBs if its TD list is not empty */
 	if (!(ep->ep_state & EP_HAS_STREAMS)) {
-		if (!(list_empty(&ep->ring->td_list)))
+		if (ep->ring && !(list_empty(&ep->ring->td_list)))
 			xhci_ring_ep_doorbell(xhci, slot_id, ep_index, 0);
 		return;
 	}