diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
index bf0f8b476696..d5be56fe689e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void acpi_gpiochip_request_interrupts(struct acpi_gpio_chip *acpi_gpio)
 {
 	struct gpio_chip *chip = acpi_gpio->chip;
 
-	if (!chip->dev || !chip->to_irq)
+	if (!chip->to_irq)
 		return;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&acpi_gpio->events);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static void acpi_gpiochip_free_interrupts(struct acpi_gpio_chip *acpi_gpio)
 	struct acpi_gpio_event *event, *ep;
 	struct gpio_chip *chip = acpi_gpio->chip;
 
-	if (!chip->dev || !chip->to_irq)
+	if (!chip->to_irq)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(event, ep, &acpi_gpio->events, node) {
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ void acpi_gpiochip_add(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	acpi_status status;
 
+	if (!chip || !chip->dev)
+		return;
+
 	handle = ACPI_HANDLE(chip->dev);
 	if (!handle)
 		return;
@@ -531,6 +534,9 @@ void acpi_gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	acpi_status status;
 
+	if (!chip || !chip->dev)
+		return;
+
 	handle = ACPI_HANDLE(chip->dev);
 	if (!handle)
 		return;