diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c
index b1442f397cda69b6729c00a5138d63ad9d3a5633..c529d9f2561fbc19c6e95b778d0a751656bb9002 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c
@@ -65,19 +65,20 @@ static int lowpan_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *wdev,
 		      struct packet_type *pt, struct net_device *orig_wdev)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_hdr hdr;
+	struct net_device *ldev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (wdev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 ||
-	    !wdev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev)
+	if (wdev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
+		goto drop;
+
+	ldev = wdev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev;
+	if (!ldev || !netif_running(ldev))
 		goto drop;
 
 	skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb)
 		goto drop;
 
-	if (!netif_running(wdev))
-		goto drop_skb;
-
 	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_OTHERHOST)
 		goto drop_skb;