diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_idc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_idc.c
index fc3580167e7b5..5559230eff8b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_idc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_idc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ void ice_send_event_to_aux(struct ice_pf *pf, struct iidc_event *event)
 {
 	struct iidc_auxiliary_drv *iadrv;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!in_task()))
+		return;
+
 	if (!pf->adev)
 		return;