diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 782045f0d79e..19b30cf7d2b7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ static void spi_imx_u32_swap_u8(struct spi_transfer *transfer, u32 *buf)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (!buf)
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < transfer->len / 4; i++)
 		*(buf + i) = cpu_to_be32(*(buf + i));
 }
@@ -296,6 +299,9 @@ static void spi_imx_u32_swap_u16(struct spi_transfer *transfer, u32 *buf)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (!buf)
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < transfer->len / 4; i++) {
 		u16 *temp = (u16 *)buf;