diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c
index 42b0118a45a8..42ad87aa48f5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/davinci_mmc.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mmc_davinci_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (qstatus & MMCST0_TOUTRD) {
+	if (data && (qstatus & MMCST0_TOUTRD)) {
 		/* Read data timeout */
 		data->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		end_transfer = 1;
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mmc_davinci_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		davinci_abort_data(host, data);
 	}
 
-	if (qstatus & (MMCST0_CRCWR | MMCST0_CRCRD)) {
+	if (data && (qstatus & (MMCST0_CRCWR | MMCST0_CRCRD))) {
 		/* Data CRC error */
 		data->error = -EILSEQ;
 		end_transfer = 1;