diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 4da379f28d5d1b798ca09ddb0f71ca42ad18ccd0..f7222dc6581de1e75d439550520f8108b1d2744e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -1775,6 +1775,9 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_port_check_hw_vlan(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 			if (dsa_is_dsa_port(ds, i) || dsa_is_cpu_port(ds, i))
 				continue;
 
+			if (!ds->ports[port].netdev)
+				continue;
+
 			if (vlan.data[i] ==
 			    GLOBAL_VTU_DATA_MEMBER_TAG_NON_MEMBER)
 				continue;
@@ -1783,6 +1786,9 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_port_check_hw_vlan(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 			    chip->ports[port].bridge_dev)
 				break; /* same bridge, check next VLAN */
 
+			if (!chip->ports[i].bridge_dev)
+				continue;
+
 			netdev_warn(ds->ports[port].netdev,
 				    "hardware VLAN %d already used by %s\n",
 				    vlan.vid,