diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/Storage/StorageDevicePartition.cpp b/Kernel/Devices/Storage/StorageDevicePartition.cpp
index 452829d6b00..9b2389c5406 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/Storage/StorageDevicePartition.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/Storage/StorageDevicePartition.cpp
@@ -47,24 +47,30 @@ void StorageDevicePartition::start_request(AsyncBlockDeviceRequest& request)
 
 ErrorOr<size_t> StorageDevicePartition::read(OpenFileDescription& fd, u64 offset, UserOrKernelBuffer& outbuf, size_t len)
 {
+    auto device = m_device.strong_ref();
+    if (!device)
+        return Error::from_errno(EIO);
     // NOTE: The last available offset is actually just after the last addressable block.
     if (offset >= (m_metadata.end_block() - m_metadata.start_block() + 1) * block_size())
         return 0;
     size_t nread = min(static_cast<size_t>((m_metadata.end_block() - m_metadata.start_block() + 1) - offset), len);
     u64 adjust = m_metadata.start_block() * block_size();
     dbgln_if(OFFD_DEBUG, "StorageDevicePartition::read offset={}, adjust={}, len={}", fd.offset(), adjust, nread);
-    return m_device.strong_ref()->read(fd, offset + adjust, outbuf, nread);
+    return device->read(fd, offset + adjust, outbuf, nread);
 }
 
 ErrorOr<size_t> StorageDevicePartition::write(OpenFileDescription& fd, u64 offset, UserOrKernelBuffer const& inbuf, size_t len)
 {
+    auto device = m_device.strong_ref();
+    if (!device)
+        return Error::from_errno(EIO);
     // NOTE: The last available offset is actually just after the last addressable block.
     if (offset >= (m_metadata.end_block() - m_metadata.start_block() + 1) * block_size())
         return Error::from_errno(ENOSPC);
     size_t nwrite = min(static_cast<size_t>((m_metadata.end_block() - m_metadata.start_block() + 1) - offset), len);
     u64 adjust = m_metadata.start_block() * block_size();
     dbgln_if(OFFD_DEBUG, "StorageDevicePartition::write offset={}, adjust={}, len={}", offset, adjust, nwrite);
-    return m_device.strong_ref()->write(fd, offset + adjust, inbuf, nwrite);
+    return device->write(fd, offset + adjust, inbuf, nwrite);
 }
 
 StringView StorageDevicePartition::class_name() const