diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
index 6a2e5a4684246..757801dfc3086 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
@@ -1577,6 +1577,9 @@ static int sdhci_arasan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const struct sdhci_arasan_of_data *data;
 
 	data = of_device_get_match_data(dev);
+	if (!data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	host = sdhci_pltfm_init(pdev, data->pdata, sizeof(*sdhci_arasan));
 
 	if (IS_ERR(host))