diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c
index 4f78cc55c251..0666699b6858 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ bool dm_verity_loadpin_is_bdev_trusted(struct block_device *bdev)
 	int srcu_idx;
 	bool trusted = false;
 
+	if (bdev == NULL)
+		return false;
+
 	if (list_empty(&dm_verity_loadpin_trusted_root_digests))
 		return false;