diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 3afb939f2a1c..9dce68c378e6 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -637,8 +637,12 @@ static void __kobject_del(struct kobject *kobj)
  */
 void kobject_del(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
-	struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
+	struct kobject *parent;
 
+	if (!kobj)
+		return;
+
+	parent = kobj->parent;
 	__kobject_del(kobj);
 	kobject_put(parent);
 }