diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
index d3ac8ea049a43..abf49022edbe4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
@@ -2905,6 +2905,11 @@ static void iwl_fw_dbg_collect_sync(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt, u8 wk_idx)
 	if (!test_bit(wk_idx, &fwrt->dump.active_wks))
 		return;
 
+	if (!dump_data->trig) {
+		IWL_ERR(fwrt, "dump trigger data is not set\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!test_bit(STATUS_DEVICE_ENABLED, &fwrt->trans->status)) {
 		IWL_ERR(fwrt, "Device is not enabled - cannot dump error\n");
 		goto out;