diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 7f75d66..2feacc7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(dev->admin_q, &c, &cqe, NULL, 0, 0,
 			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
-	if (ret >= 0)
+	if (ret >= 0 && result)
 		*result = le32_to_cpu(cqe.result);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(dev->admin_q, &c, &cqe, NULL, 0, 0,
 			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
-	if (ret >= 0)
+	if (ret >= 0 && result)
 		*result = le32_to_cpu(cqe.result);
 	return ret;
 }