diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3402_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3402_thermal.c
index 43fa351e2b9e..b7fdf25bfd23 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3402_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3402_thermal.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ static int int3402_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct int3402_thermal_data *d;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!adev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!acpi_has_method(adev->handle, "_TMP"))
 		return -ENODEV;