diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 69e3a966a4b76969c4a9bdda8e49e2194e41dd98..645686a14214de4526ef62ee8bd140426ee449c9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ static inline char *portspeed(int portstatus)
 }
 
 /* Note that hdev or one of its children must be locked! */
-static inline struct usb_hub *hdev_to_hub(struct usb_device *hdev)
+static struct usb_hub *hdev_to_hub(struct usb_device *hdev)
 {
+	if (!hdev || !hdev->actconfig)
+		return NULL;
 	return usb_get_intfdata(hdev->actconfig->interface[0]);
 }
 
@@ -385,8 +387,10 @@ static void kick_khubd(struct usb_hub *hub)
 
 void usb_kick_khubd(struct usb_device *hdev)
 {
-	/* FIXME: What if hdev isn't bound to the hub driver? */
-	kick_khubd(hdev_to_hub(hdev));
+	struct usb_hub *hub = hdev_to_hub(hdev);
+
+	if (hub)
+		kick_khubd(hub);
 }