diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
index 55d66c9a6627be1a6ddc712c7bc81d38653ef887..a556eba8eeed4b5f5bc33a6617509736239660eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
@@ -958,6 +958,8 @@ vnet_select_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct vnet *vp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct vnet_port *port = __tx_port_find(vp, skb);
 
+	if (port == NULL)
+		return 0;
 	return port->q_index;
 }