diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index d6706475a3ba95d5de6de11fc2b835b98d2df74b..25bff9ea36f3894fd9a5c8fc3b616323e644f3ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_mac(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	u64 node_guid;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(esw->dev, vport_group_manager))
+	if (!esw || !MLX5_CAP_GEN(esw->dev, vport_group_manager))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (!LEGAL_VPORT(esw, vport) || is_multicast_ether_addr(mac))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_get_vport_config(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 {
 	struct mlx5_vport *evport;
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_GEN(esw->dev, vport_group_manager))
+	if (!esw || !MLX5_CAP_GEN(esw->dev, vport_group_manager))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (!LEGAL_VPORT(esw, vport))
 		return -EINVAL;