diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
index f83680cc115d..f2d448ab17e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
@@ -2572,6 +2572,10 @@ static unsigned int binder_poll(struct file *filp,
 	binder_lock(__func__);
 
 	thread = binder_get_thread(proc);
+	if (!thread) {
+		binder_unlock(__func__);
+		return POLLERR;
+	}
 
 	wait_for_proc_work = thread->transaction_stack == NULL &&
 		list_empty(&thread->todo) && thread->return_error == BR_OK;