diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-pcie.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-pcie.c
index ae1bbca7da93..b3f2653862a8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-pcie.c
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ static int dw_edma_pcie_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	int err, nr_irqs;
 	int i, mask;
 
+	if (!pdata)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	struct dw_edma_pcie_data *vsec_data __free(kfree) =
 		kmalloc(sizeof(*vsec_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vsec_data)