diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c
index d82c36480159..6e153500f639 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/peripheral-loader.c
@@ -722,6 +722,12 @@ static void pil_clear_segment(struct pil_desc *desc)
 	/* Clear memory so that unauthorized ELF code is not left behind */
 	buf = desc->map_fw_mem(priv->region_start, (priv->region_end -
 					priv->region_start), map_data);
+
+	if (!buf) {
+		pil_err(desc, "Failed to map memory\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	pil_memset_io(buf, 0, (priv->region_end - priv->region_start));
 	desc->unmap_fw_mem(buf, (priv->region_end - priv->region_start),
 								map_data);