diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/cd-gpio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/cd-gpio.c
index 2c14be73254c..f13e38deceac 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/cd-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/cd-gpio.c
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ void mmc_cd_gpio_free(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	struct mmc_cd_gpio *cd = host->hotplug.handler_priv;
 
+	if (!cd)
+		return;
+
 	free_irq(host->hotplug.irq, host);
 	gpio_free(cd->gpio);
 	kfree(cd);