diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 248632cec11df99048dfb11f66fa6bdda8de7f40..b64cfa213bd680387634b49ebcb9ce00a42d07a0 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1365,6 +1365,9 @@ static bool hci_resolve_next_name(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		return false;
 
 	e = hci_inquiry_cache_lookup_resolve(hdev, BDADDR_ANY, NAME_NEEDED);
+	if (!e)
+		return false;
+
 	if (hci_resolve_name(hdev, e) == 0) {
 		e->name_state = NAME_PENDING;
 		return true;