diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index a83a1350fb5b..d3800f0dc5bb 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ int device_for_each_child_reverse_from(struct device *parent,
 	struct device *child;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if (!parent->p)
+	if (!parent || !parent->p)
 		return 0;
 
 	klist_iter_init_node(&parent->p->klist_children, &i,