diff --git a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
index 5c48812d8573..988fc291241d 100644
--- a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
+++ b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_devices.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,9 @@ static void __destroy_component_cfg(struct mpam_component *comp)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mpam_list_lock);
 
+	if (!comp->cfg)
+		return;
+
 	add_to_garbage(comp->cfg);
 	list_for_each_entry(vmsc, &comp->vmsc, comp_list) {
 		msc = vmsc->msc;