diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 4c1d8cca247b921e263268bf8344898c31bb488a..8dd0b87703288ccc5f067e495f5b297cde00fba1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -1231,8 +1231,11 @@ void netvsc_channel_cb(void *context)
 		return;
 
 	net_device = net_device_to_netvsc_device(ndev);
-	if (unlikely(net_device->destroy) &&
-	    netvsc_channel_idle(net_device, q_idx))
+	if (unlikely(!net_device))
+		return;
+
+	if (unlikely(net_device->destroy &&
+		     netvsc_channel_idle(net_device, q_idx)))
 		return;
 
 	/* commit_rd_index() -> hv_signal_on_read() needs this. */