diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/qcom-cluster-lpm.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/qcom-cluster-lpm.c
index 54be4cec2cde..52631eff9244 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/qcom-cluster-lpm.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/qcom-cluster-lpm.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ static int cluster_power_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		cluster_predict(cluster_gov);
 		break;
 	case GENPD_NOTIFY_PRE_OFF:
+		if (!pd->gd)
+			return NOTIFY_BAD;
+
 		if (!cluster_gov->state_allowed[pd->state_idx])
 			return NOTIFY_BAD;