diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
index d5cf953b4337..7d622ea1274e 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ int geni_se_tx_dma_prep(struct geni_se *se, void *buf, size_t len,
 	struct geni_wrapper *wrapper = se->wrapper;
 	u32 val;
 
+	if (!wrapper)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	*iova = dma_map_single(wrapper->dev, buf, len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (dma_mapping_error(wrapper->dev, *iova))
 		return -EIO;
@@ -663,6 +666,9 @@ int geni_se_rx_dma_prep(struct geni_se *se, void *buf, size_t len,
 	struct geni_wrapper *wrapper = se->wrapper;
 	u32 val;
 
+	if (!wrapper)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	*iova = dma_map_single(wrapper->dev, buf, len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 	if (dma_mapping_error(wrapper->dev, *iova))
 		return -EIO;