diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c b/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
index 60d59b0..4ffc0f4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void davinci_spi_chipselect(struct spi_device *spi, int value)
 	pdata = &dspi->pdata;
 
 	/* program delay transfers if tx_delay is non zero */
-	if (spicfg->wdelay)
+	if (spicfg && spicfg->wdelay)
 		spidat1 |= SPIDAT1_WDEL;
 
 	/*