diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c b/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c
index b5325d0e72b9cd7e728b80c71a156e1d268a3b89..dfa1d6926deacc86e4db68167e086ede0ea2c00f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c
@@ -1637,6 +1637,8 @@ static void hp_wmi_notify(u32 value, void *context)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	wobj = out.pointer;
+	if (!wobj)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = populate_event_from_wobj(dev, &event, wobj);
 	if (err) {