diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index cc1cc641d653..ef0bc02c3a70 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ int setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction *act)
 	int retval;
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
 
-	if (WARN_ON(irq_settings_is_per_cpu_devid(desc)))
+	if (!desc || WARN_ON(irq_settings_is_per_cpu_devid(desc)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	chip_bus_lock(desc);
 	retval = __setup_irq(irq, desc, act);