diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index c3a57e30c855a..3d63010ae079b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ void brcmf_txfinalize(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *txp, bool success)
 	struct ethhdr *eh;
 	u16 type;
 
+	if (!ifp) {
+		brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(txp);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	eh = (struct ethhdr *)(txp->data);
 	type = ntohs(eh->h_proto);