diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index 1ca3247efb9e..a3d26ef2cd31 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -968,6 +968,9 @@ static ssize_t show_in(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int index = sattr->index;
 	int nr = sattr->nr;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", in_from_reg(data, nr, data->in[nr][index]));
 }
 
@@ -1060,6 +1063,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int index = sattr->index;
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", TEMP_FROM_REG(data->temp[nr][index]));
 }
 
@@ -1140,6 +1146,9 @@ static ssize_t show_temp_type(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	u8 reg = data->sensor;	    /* In case value is updated while used */
 	u8 extra = data->extra;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	if ((has_temp_peci(data, nr) && (reg >> 6 == nr + 1)) ||
 	    (has_temp_old_peci(data, nr) && (extra & 0x80)))
 		return sprintf(buf, "6\n");  /* Intel PECI */
@@ -1237,6 +1246,9 @@ static ssize_t show_fan(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int speed;
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	speed = has_16bit_fans(data) ?
 		FAN16_FROM_REG(data->fan[nr][index]) :
 		FAN_FROM_REG(data->fan[nr][index],
@@ -1251,6 +1263,9 @@ static ssize_t show_fan_div(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 	int nr = sensor_attr->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", DIV_FROM_REG(data->fan_div[nr]));
 }
 
@@ -1261,6 +1276,9 @@ static ssize_t show_pwm_enable(struct device *dev,
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 	int nr = sensor_attr->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", pwm_mode(data, nr));
 }
 
@@ -1271,6 +1289,9 @@ static ssize_t show_pwm(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 	int nr = sensor_attr->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
 		       pwm_from_reg(data, data->pwm_duty[nr]));
 }
@@ -1284,6 +1305,9 @@ static ssize_t show_pwm_freq(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	unsigned int freq;
 	int index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	if (has_pwm_freq2(data) && nr == 1)
 		index = (data->extra >> 4) & 0x07;
 	else
@@ -1589,6 +1613,9 @@ static ssize_t show_pwm_temp_map(struct device *dev,
 	int nr = sensor_attr->index;
 	int map;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	map = data->pwm_temp_map[nr];
 	if (map >= 3)
 		map = 0;	/* Should never happen */
@@ -1657,6 +1684,9 @@ static ssize_t show_auto_pwm(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int nr = sensor_attr->nr;
 	int point = sensor_attr->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
 		       pwm_from_reg(data, data->auto_pwm[nr][point]));
 }
@@ -1697,6 +1727,9 @@ static ssize_t show_auto_pwm_slope(struct device *dev,
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *sensor_attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(attr);
 	int nr = sensor_attr->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", data->auto_pwm[nr][1] & 0x7f);
 }
 
@@ -1734,6 +1767,9 @@ static ssize_t show_auto_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int point = sensor_attr->index;
 	int reg;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	if (has_old_autopwm(data) || point)
 		reg = data->auto_temp[nr][point];
 	else
@@ -1958,6 +1994,9 @@ static ssize_t alarms_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 {
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", data->alarms);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(alarms);
@@ -1968,6 +2007,9 @@ static ssize_t show_alarm(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 	int bitnr = to_sensor_dev_attr(attr)->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", (data->alarms >> bitnr) & 1);
 }
 
@@ -2025,6 +2067,9 @@ static ssize_t show_beep(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 	int bitnr = to_sensor_dev_attr(attr)->index;
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", (data->beeps >> bitnr) & 1);
 }
 
@@ -2102,6 +2147,9 @@ static ssize_t cpu0_vid_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
 
+	if (IS_ERR(data))
+		return PTR_ERR(data);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", (long)vid_from_reg(data->vid, data->vrm));
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(cpu0_vid);
