diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
index d1a2a497a7b2..4488540d1d41 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_handle_system_error(struct iris_core *core,
 {
 	struct iris_inst *instance;
 
-	dev_err(core->dev, "received system error of type %#x\n", pkt->type);
+	if (pkt)
+		dev_err(core->dev, "received system error of type %#x\n", pkt->type);
 
 	core->state = IRIS_CORE_ERROR;