diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index d0f59c3..46a9884 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
 	retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
 	if (retval) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "intel_idle yielding to %s",
-			cpuidle_get_driver()->name);
+			cpuidle_get_driver() ? cpuidle_get_driver()->name : "none");
 		return retval;
 	}