diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
index b8dfe0d..92c1877 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
@@ -1810,12 +1810,14 @@
 			if (unlikely(status)) {
 				host->stop_transfer(host);
 				host->data = NULL;
-				if (status & ATMCI_DTOE) {
-					data->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
-				} else if (status & ATMCI_DCRCE) {
-					data->error = -EILSEQ;
-				} else {
-					data->error = -EIO;
+				if (data) {
+					if (status & ATMCI_DTOE) {
+						data->error = -ETIMEDOUT;
+					} else if (status & ATMCI_DCRCE) {
+						data->error = -EILSEQ;
+					} else {
+						data->error = -EIO;
+					}
 				}
 			}