diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index dd616ff0ffc5..e58ca17eb247 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ static int spidev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		kfree(spidev->rx_buffer);
 		spidev->rx_buffer = NULL;
 
-		spidev->speed_hz = spidev->spi->max_speed_hz;
+		if (spidev->spi)
+			spidev->speed_hz = spidev->spi->max_speed_hz;
 
 		/* ... after we unbound from the underlying device? */
 		spin_lock_irq(&spidev->spi_lock);