diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index 6e16b09c24a99e1883bf0f4ad987e552bf98aa4e..cabc19c105152937dab25fd0b04052f7d053a63f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -775,10 +775,11 @@ static ssize_t show_protocols(struct device *device,
 	if (dev->driver_type == RC_DRIVER_SCANCODE) {
 		enabled = dev->rc_map.rc_type;
 		allowed = dev->allowed_protos;
-	} else {
+	} else if (dev->raw) {
 		enabled = dev->raw->enabled_protocols;
 		allowed = ir_raw_get_allowed_protocols();
-	}
+	} else
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	IR_dprintk(1, "allowed - 0x%llx, enabled - 0x%llx\n",
 		   (long long)allowed,