diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/cw1200_spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/cw1200_spi.c
index 4f346fb977a9..862964a8cc87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/cw1200_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/cw1200_spi.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused cw1200_spi_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct hwbus_priv *self = spi_get_drvdata(to_spi_device(dev));
 
-	if (!cw1200_can_suspend(self->core))
+	if (self && !cw1200_can_suspend(self->core))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	/* XXX notify host that we have to keep CW1200 powered on? */