diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/msm/ais/ispif/msm_ispif.c b/drivers/media/platform/msm/ais/ispif/msm_ispif.c
index 8eb88364a2cb..c41f4546da5f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/msm/ais/ispif/msm_ispif.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/msm/ais/ispif/msm_ispif.c
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ static void msm_ispif_io_dump_reg(struct ispif_device *ispif)
 {
 	if (!ispif->enb_dump_reg)
 		return;
+	if (!ispif->base) {
+		pr_err("%s: null pointer for the ispif base\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	msm_camera_io_dump(ispif->base, 0x250, 0);
 }