diff --git a/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c b/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
index c7da600750bb862e9204b7cae10e6d776d6e2ba4..93c91b633a566729bc48acedc766ae3db20f3bc2 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/af_ieee802154.c
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ static int ieee802154_dev_ioctl(struct sock *sk, struct ifreq __user *arg,
 	dev_load(sock_net(sk), ifr.ifr_name);
 	dev = dev_get_by_name(sock_net(sk), ifr.ifr_name);
 
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (dev->type == ARPHRD_IEEE802154 && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl)
 		ret = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, &ifr, cmd);