diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c index 61c762961ca8..44f434acfce0 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c @@ -5573,7 +5573,7 @@ int ata_host_start(struct ata_host *host) have_stop = 1; } - if (host->ops->host_stop) + if (host->ops && host->ops->host_stop) have_stop = 1; if (have_stop) {