diff --git a/drivers/firmware/imx/sm-misc.c b/drivers/firmware/imx/sm-misc.c
index ac9af824c2d4..fb8d7bdb5b08 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/imx/sm-misc.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/imx/sm-misc.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ static int syslog_show(struct seq_file *file, void *priv)
 	u16 size = SZ_4K / 4;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!syslog)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	if (!ph)
 		return -ENODEV;