diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/car.c b/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/car.c
index 10f9524..dd1766403 100644
--- a/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/car.c
+++ b/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/car.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
 	 * the flash is memory mapped CPU's address space. */
 	FSP_INFO_HEADER *fih = find_fsp((uintptr_t)rdev_mmap_full(prog_rdev(&fsp)));
 
+	if (!fih)
+		die("Invalid FSP header\n");
+
 	cache_as_ram_stage_main(fih);
 }