diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 4d67a67964fa..1e5ae3b01eb2 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -681,7 +681,8 @@ acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv);
 
 static inline void acpi_dev_put(struct acpi_device *adev)
 {
-	put_device(&adev->dev);
+	if (adev)
+		put_device(&adev->dev);
 }
 #else	/* CONFIG_ACPI */