diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c
index a5baca2449c76d..e25add6cc38e94 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ts2020.c
@@ -553,13 +553,19 @@ static void ts2020_regmap_unlock(void *__dev)
 static int ts2020_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct ts2020_config *pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
-	struct dvb_frontend *fe = pdata->fe;
+	struct dvb_frontend *fe;
 	struct ts2020_priv *dev;
 	int ret;
 	u8 u8tmp;
 	unsigned int utmp;
 	char *chip_str;
 
+	if (!pdata) {
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "platform data is mandatory\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	fe = pdata->fe;
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;