diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c
index 4bd10927aad9..bb19f0d89305 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/rst.c
@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@ static struct device_attribute irst_timeout_attr = {
 
 static int irst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *acpi = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+	struct acpi_device *acpi;
 	int error;
 
+	acpi = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+	if (!acpi)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	error = device_create_file(&acpi->dev, &irst_timeout_attr);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		return error;