diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index d74ef30155aa..8c672e36b397 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,8 @@ static struct attribute_group reipl_nss_attr_group = {
 
 void set_os_info_reipl_block(void)
 {
+	if (!reipl_block_actual)
+		return;
 	os_info_entry_add_data(OS_INFO_REIPL_BLOCK, reipl_block_actual,
 			       reipl_block_actual->hdr.len);
 }