diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c b/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
index 20812e7f911f..b88b8d9923ad 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static ssize_t mmio_read(struct trace_iterator *iter, struct file *filp,
 		goto print_out;
 	}
 
-	if (!hiter)
+	if (!hiter || !hiter->dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	mmio_print_pcidev(s, hiter->dev);