diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 1ceb7e5b129b..518b270d117d 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1f1e4958069c6e7ff3f8b73148d14c08d015f0bf
+refs/heads/master: 2efd32ee1b60b0b31404ca47c1ce70e5a5d24ebc
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/veth.c b/trunk/drivers/net/veth.c
index 0f71a4fe506a..e1da42aaf9de 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -206,9 +206,11 @@ static int veth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 static int veth_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct veth_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct net_device *peer = rtnl_dereference(priv->peer);
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-	netif_carrier_off(rtnl_dereference(priv->peer));
+	if (peer)
+		netif_carrier_off(peer);
 
 	return 0;
 }