diff --git a/drivers/misc/ipts/ipts-hid.c b/drivers/misc/ipts/ipts-hid.c
index cc3ad0d6c8f9..afa740ff3bc4 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ipts/ipts-hid.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ipts/ipts-hid.c
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ int ipts_hid_init(ipts_info_t *ipts)
 
 void ipts_hid_release(ipts_info_t *ipts)
 {
-	struct hid_device *hid = ipts->hid;
-	hid_destroy_device(hid);
+	if (!ipts->hid)
+		return;
+	hid_destroy_device(ipts->hid);
 }
 
 int ipts_handle_hid_data(ipts_info_t *ipts,