diff --git a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
index 672c73b4a2d4..ff366c2f58c1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/at_hdmac.c
@@ -1667,6 +1667,8 @@ static struct dma_chan *at_dma_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 		return NULL;
 
 	dmac_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(dma_spec->np);
+	if (!dmac_pdev)
+		return NULL;
 
 	dma_cap_zero(mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);