diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
index a01c1b2ab2f4..26cb331b646c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
@@ -770,6 +770,11 @@ static void pidff_set_autocenter(struct input_dev *dev, u16 magnitude)
 static int pidff_find_fields(struct pidff_usage *usage, const u8 *table,
 			     struct hid_report *report, int count, int strict)
 {
+	if (!report) {
+		pr_debug("pidff_find_fields, null report\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	int i, j, k, found;
 
 	for (k = 0; k < count; k++) {
@@ -883,6 +888,11 @@ static int pidff_reports_ok(struct pidff_device *pidff)
 static struct hid_field *pidff_find_special_field(struct hid_report *report,
 						  int usage, int enforce_min)
 {
+	if (!report) {
+		pr_debug("pidff_find_special_field, null report\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < report->maxfield; i++) {