diff --git a/net/sched/sch_choke.c b/net/sched/sch_choke.c
index dba70377bbd9..4021f726b58f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_choke.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_choke.c
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ static void choke_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 
 	sch->q.qlen = 0;
 	sch->qstats.backlog = 0;
-	memset(q->tab, 0, (q->tab_mask + 1) * sizeof(struct sk_buff *));
+	if (q->tab)
+		memset(q->tab, 0, (q->tab_mask + 1) * sizeof(struct sk_buff *));
 	q->head = q->tail = 0;
 	red_restart(&q->vars);
 }