diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index e1da42aaf9de94891e6bff691b129c2e362334fd..07a4af0aa3dcda800a9527e3ba01d9f65ea3feec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -426,12 +426,13 @@ static void veth_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
 	 * not being freed before one RCU grace period.
 	 */
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(priv->peer, NULL);
-
-	priv = netdev_priv(peer);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(priv->peer, NULL);
-
 	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
-	unregister_netdevice_queue(peer, head);
+
+	if (peer) {
+		priv = netdev_priv(peer);
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(priv->peer, NULL);
+		unregister_netdevice_queue(peer, head);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct nla_policy veth_policy[VETH_INFO_MAX + 1] = {