diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 127b8718abfb..eb2789c3f721 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -2545,6 +2545,9 @@ void irq_force_complete_move(int irq)
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
 	struct irq_cfg *cfg = desc->chip_data;
 
+	if (!cfg)
+		return;
+
 	__irq_complete_move(&desc, cfg->vector);
 }
 #else