diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 74d54513730a..4aa66d7b0859 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -5285,6 +5285,8 @@ static void *gpiolib_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
 	struct gpio_device *gdev;
 	loff_t index = *pos;
 
+	s->private = NULL;
+
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return NULL;
@@ -5318,7 +5320,11 @@ static void *gpiolib_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 
 static void gpiolib_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 {
-	struct gpiolib_seq_priv *priv = s->private;
+	struct gpiolib_seq_priv *priv;
+
+	priv = s->private;
+	if (!priv)
+		return;
 
 	srcu_read_unlock(&gpio_devices_srcu, priv->idx);
 	kfree(priv);