diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
index 317a2a3f9cc1..da7a6b591a67 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ struct cx8802_dev * cx8802_get_device(struct inode *inode)
 
 	list_for_each(list,&cx8802_devlist) {
 		h = list_entry(list, struct cx8802_dev, devlist);
-		if (h->mpeg_dev->minor == minor)
+		if (h->mpeg_dev && h->mpeg_dev->minor == minor)
 			return h;
 	}