diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 4dc0084ec1b108c6325f7df782c5a4b562035f63..f1efebaf55105fa835ac7938c1654295fdd81562 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -1728,6 +1728,8 @@ __apicdebuginit(void) print_IO_APIC(void)
 		struct irq_pin_list *entry;
 
 		cfg = desc->chip_data;
+		if (!cfg)
+			continue;
 		entry = cfg->irq_2_pin;
 		if (!entry)
 			continue;