diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_droq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_droq.c
index 645668339620c38aaaf082baa67a0c68e7a52e85..f7b5d68eb4cf23e2fdbc458966b2c4f7080aab5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_droq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_droq.c
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ octeon_droq_destroy_ring_buffers(struct octeon_device *oct,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < droq->max_count; i++) {
 		pg_info = &droq->recv_buf_list[i].pg_info;
+		if (!pg_info)
+			continue;
 
 		if (pg_info->dma)
 			lio_unmap_ring(oct->pci_dev,