diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index d3e504c3c362..dadff1838fec 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,8 @@ device_initcall(cio_settle_init);
 
 int sch_is_pseudo_sch(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
+	if (!sch->dev.parent)
+		return 0;
 	return sch == to_css(sch->dev.parent)->pseudo_subchannel;
 }