diff --git a/kernel/dma/remap.c b/kernel/dma/remap.c
index 7a723194ecbe..0207e3764d52 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/remap.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/remap.c
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ int __init dma_atomic_pool_init(gfp_t gfp, pgprot_t prot)
 
 bool dma_in_atomic_pool(void *start, size_t size)
 {
+	if (unlikely(!atomic_pool))
+		return false;
+
 	return addr_in_gen_pool(atomic_pool, (unsigned long)start, size);
 }