diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 9016c8baf2aa5..88ce8edf12614 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -699,7 +699,11 @@ static void qdisc_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 {
-	const struct Qdisc_ops  *ops = qdisc->ops;
+	const struct Qdisc_ops *ops;
+
+	if (!qdisc)
+		return;
+	ops = qdisc->ops;
 
 	if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN ||
 	    !atomic_dec_and_test(&qdisc->refcnt))