diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c b/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c
index 09723b76beac..80d594d6e7c8 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_acpi.c
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ static void pacpi_set_dmamode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *adev)
 
 	/* Now stuff the nS values into the structure */
 	t = ata_timing_find_mode(adev->dma_mode);
+	if (!t) {
+		pr_err("%s: ata_timing_find_mode gives NULL; adev->dma_mode: 0x%x\n",
+		       __func__, adev->dma_mode);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (adev->dma_mode >= XFER_UDMA_0) {
 		acpi->gtm.drive[unit].dma = t->udma;
 		acpi->gtm.flags |= (1 << (2 * unit));