diff --git a/app/drivers/kscan/kscan_composite.c b/app/drivers/kscan/kscan_composite.c
index 2aeb047c871b..0d40c6fad10d 100644
--- a/app/drivers/kscan/kscan_composite.c
+++ b/app/drivers/kscan/kscan_composite.c
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ static int kscan_composite_enable_callback(const struct device *dev) {
     for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(kscan_composite_children); i++) {
         const struct kscan_composite_child_config *cfg = &kscan_composite_children[i];
 
-        kscan_enable_callback(device_get_binding(cfg->label));
+        const struct device *dev = device_get_binding(cfg->label);
+        if (!dev) {
+            LOG_WRN("Failed to load child kscan device %s", log_strdup(cfg->label));
+            continue;
+        }
+        kscan_enable_callback(dev);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -50,7 +55,12 @@ static int kscan_composite_disable_callback(const struct device *dev) {
     for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(kscan_composite_children); i++) {
         const struct kscan_composite_child_config *cfg = &kscan_composite_children[i];
 
-        kscan_disable_callback(device_get_binding(cfg->label));
+        const struct device *dev = device_get_binding(cfg->label);
+        if (!dev) {
+            LOG_WRN("Failed to load child kscan device %s", log_strdup(cfg->label));
+            continue;
+        }
+        kscan_disable_callback(dev);
     }
     return 0;
 }