diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c
index c87c9c684a337ea3651ac668d693c73a34238a9b..d59497a7bdcebd6e3c93194daf4a073334fab786 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cavium_ptp_get);
 
 void cavium_ptp_put(struct cavium_ptp *ptp)
 {
+	if (!ptp)
+		return;
 	pci_dev_put(ptp->pdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cavium_ptp_put);