diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c
index deff21bfa680..b68e1d328d4c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ int do_compat_alignment_fixup(unsigned long addr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	if (!handler)
+		return 1;
 	type = handler(addr, instr, regs);
 
 	if (type == TYPE_ERROR || type == TYPE_FAULT)