diff --git a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
index bc8918f382e4c0152ac5feced27d822a60523405..f7c611a1a530b724ef7787c6726bd06c2137069e 100644
--- a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
@@ -963,6 +963,9 @@ static ssize_t tcm_loop_tpg_address_show(struct config_item *item,
 			struct tcm_loop_tpg, tl_se_tpg);
 	struct tcm_loop_hba *tl_hba = tl_tpg->tl_hba;
 
+	if (!tl_hba->sh)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, "%d:0:%d\n",
 			tl_hba->sh->host_no, tl_tpg->tl_tpgt);
 }