diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
index 89c0a3bdf4e0..2d70a4107693 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@ static int atmel_sha_init(struct ahash_request *req)
 	struct atmel_sha_reqctx *ctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
 	struct atmel_sha_dev *dd = atmel_sha_find_dev(tctx);
 
+	if (!dd)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ctx->dd = dd;
 
 	ctx->flags = 0;