diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 5cca083da93c7..14bbd5c1db788 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3062,7 +3062,7 @@ static struct i40e_vsi *i40e_find_vsi_from_seid(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 seid)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vf->num_tc ; i++) {
 		vsi = i40e_find_vsi_from_id(pf, vf->ch[i].vsi_id);
-		if (vsi->seid == seid)
+		if (vsi && vsi->seid == seid)
 			return vsi;
 	}
 	return NULL;