diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c b/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c
index 74884667f8cb..004743b22641 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c
@@ -75,15 +75,16 @@ static int pld_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *sdio_func,
 			  const struct sdio_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct pld_context *pld_context;
-	struct device *dev = &sdio_func->dev;
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct device *dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	pld_context = pld_get_global_context();
-	if (!pld_context) {
+	if (!pld_context || !sdio_func) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	dev = &sdio_func->dev;
 	ret = pld_add_dev(pld_context, dev, PLD_BUS_TYPE_SDIO);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;