diff --git a/src/kerneldevice/mm-kernel-device-udev.c b/src/kerneldevice/mm-kernel-device-udev.c
index b9f057bd..a5e5c80b 100644
--- a/src/kerneldevice/mm-kernel-device-udev.c
+++ b/src/kerneldevice/mm-kernel-device-udev.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ get_device_ids (GUdevDevice *device,
     gboolean success = FALSE;
     char *pci_vid = NULL, *pci_pid = NULL;
 
+    g_assert (vendor != NULL && product != NULL);
+
     parent = g_udev_device_get_parent (device);
     if (parent) {
         parent_subsys = g_udev_device_get_subsystem (parent);