diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
index b18f00e9082f..67370967df6f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
@@ -3147,11 +3147,15 @@ static void sony_nc_backlight_cleanup(void)
 
 static int sony_nc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+	struct acpi_device *device;
 	acpi_status status;
 	int result = 0;
 	struct sony_nc_value *item;
 
+	device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+	if (!device)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	sony_nc_acpi_device = device;
 	strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), "sony/hotkey");
 
@@ -4509,11 +4513,15 @@ static void sony_pic_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int sony_pic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct acpi_device *device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
 	struct sony_pic_ioport *io, *tmp_io;
 	struct sony_pic_irq *irq, *tmp_irq;
+	struct acpi_device *device;
 	int result;
 
+	device = ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev);
+	if (!device)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	spic_dev.acpi_dev = device;
 	strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), "sony/hotkey");
 	sony_pic_detect_device_type(&spic_dev);