diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 875f521bce0d17ec93e7337cc041c31db82a65f6..30e32df5f84a74b6d5d3c6335fe55182bc9cd193 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -947,9 +947,13 @@ void qdisc_free(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 
 void qdisc_destroy(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 {
-	const struct Qdisc_ops  *ops = qdisc->ops;
+	const struct Qdisc_ops *ops;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
 
+	if (!qdisc)
+		return;
+	ops = qdisc->ops;
+
 	if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN ||
 	    !refcount_dec_and_test(&qdisc->refcnt))
 		return;