diff --git a/drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 1f12f7ea3dc4..bb4fbfa80c82 100644
--- a/drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -2971,7 +2971,12 @@ static int compat_chaninfo(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 	chaninfo.rangelist = compat_ptr(chaninfo32.rangelist);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-	err = do_chaninfo_ioctl(dev, &chaninfo);
+	if (!dev->attached) {
+		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "no driver attached\n");
+		err = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		err = do_chaninfo_ioctl(dev, &chaninfo);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2992,7 +2997,12 @@ static int compat_rangeinfo(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 	rangeinfo.range_ptr = compat_ptr(rangeinfo32.range_ptr);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-	err = do_rangeinfo_ioctl(dev, &rangeinfo);
+	if (!dev->attached) {
+		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "no driver attached\n");
+		err = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		err = do_rangeinfo_ioctl(dev, &rangeinfo);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -3068,7 +3078,12 @@ static int compat_cmd(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 		return rc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-	rc = do_cmd_ioctl(dev, &cmd, &copy, file);
+	if (!dev->attached) {
+		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "no driver attached\n");
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		rc = do_cmd_ioctl(dev, &cmd, &copy, file);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	if (copy) {
 		/* Special case: copy cmd back to user. */
@@ -3093,7 +3108,12 @@ static int compat_cmdtest(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 		return rc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-	rc = do_cmdtest_ioctl(dev, &cmd, &copy, file);
+	if (!dev->attached) {
+		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "no driver attached\n");
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		rc = do_cmdtest_ioctl(dev, &cmd, &copy, file);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	if (copy) {
 		err = put_compat_cmd(compat_ptr(arg), &cmd);
@@ -3153,7 +3173,12 @@ static int compat_insnlist(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-	rc = do_insnlist_ioctl(dev, insns, insnlist32.n_insns, file);
+	if (!dev->attached) {
+		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "no driver attached\n");
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		rc = do_insnlist_ioctl(dev, insns, insnlist32.n_insns, file);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	kfree(insns);
 	return rc;
@@ -3172,7 +3197,12 @@ static int compat_insn(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 		return rc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
-	rc = do_insn_ioctl(dev, &insn, file);
+	if (!dev->attached) {
+		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "no driver attached\n");
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		rc = do_insn_ioctl(dev, &insn, file);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	return rc;
 }