diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
index d6978cbc56f0586aa8a075191433184c50c93b01..8bc7ee1a8ca81626829329e80831ffa2d57b8c63 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_fw.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,8 @@ static int qedi_send_iscsi_tmf(struct qedi_conn *qedi_conn,
 	tmf_hdr = (struct iscsi_tm *)mtask->hdr;
 	qedi_cmd = (struct qedi_cmd *)mtask->dd_data;
 	ep = qedi_conn->ep;
+	if (!ep)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	tid = qedi_get_task_idx(qedi);
 	if (tid == -1)