diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zd1301_demod.h b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zd1301_demod.h
index 78a3122e4942..ceb2e05e873c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zd1301_demod.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/zd1301_demod.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct zd1301_demod_platform_data {
 	int (*reg_write)(void *, u16, u8);
 };
 
+#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_DVB_ZD1301_DEMOD)
 /**
  * zd1301_demod_get_dvb_frontend() - Get pointer to DVB frontend
  * @pdev: Pointer to platform device
@@ -52,4 +53,21 @@ struct dvb_frontend *zd1301_demod_get_dvb_frontend(struct platform_device *);
 
 struct i2c_adapter *zd1301_demod_get_i2c_adapter(struct platform_device *);
 
+#else
+
+static inline struct dvb_frontend *zd1301_demod_get_dvb_frontend(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline struct i2c_adapter *zd1301_demod_get_i2c_adapter(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #endif /* ZD1301_DEMOD_H */
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/zd1301.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/zd1301.c
index 563e50c6a327..d1eb4b7bc051 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/zd1301.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/zd1301.c
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ static int zd1301_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 
 	adapter = zd1301_demod_get_i2c_adapter(pdev);
 	frontend = zd1301_demod_get_dvb_frontend(pdev);
+	if (!adapter || !frontend) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_module_put_demod;
+	}
 
 	/* Add I2C tuner */
 	dev->mt2060_pdata.i2c_write_max = 9;