diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c
index 47fe7f96a242..6921cb0bf563 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/sdio.c
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ static int wl1271_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	mmc_pm_flag_t sdio_flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!wl) {
+		dev_err(dev, "no wilink module was probed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	dev_dbg(dev, "wl1271 suspend. wow_enabled: %d\n",
 		wl->wow_enabled);