diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sysfs.c
index ca2638d8f35ef182d9feb4bb8e6b4362d17e37bd..d831f3e61ae8ff6b15f5c734098a702746f1f34f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sysfs.c
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ static ssize_t qib_portattr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct qib_pportdata *ppd =
 		container_of(kobj, struct qib_pportdata, pport_kobj);
 
+	if (!pattr->show)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	return pattr->show(ppd, buf);
 }
 
@@ -312,6 +315,9 @@ static ssize_t qib_portattr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct qib_pportdata *ppd =
 		container_of(kobj, struct qib_pportdata, pport_kobj);
 
+	if (!pattr->store)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	return pattr->store(ppd, buf, len);
 }