diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 6525075f6bd32563fcbc0c65d6e22069891a2277..c648f9fbfa59d8c7758f8de1d1761431d3e23d06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -2070,7 +2070,8 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_serdes_power(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip, int port,
 		if (chip->info->ops->serdes_irq_setup)
 			err = chip->info->ops->serdes_irq_setup(chip, port);
 	} else {
-		if (chip->info->ops->serdes_irq_free)
+		if (chip->info->ops->serdes_irq_free &&
+		    chip->ports[port].serdes_irq)
 			chip->info->ops->serdes_irq_free(chip, port);
 
 		err = chip->info->ops->serdes_power(chip, port, false);