diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
index d10d552d9c40..d3a4f30a7f22 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int nf_queue(struct sk_buff **skb,
 
 	/* QUEUE == DROP if noone is waiting, to be safe. */
 	read_lock(&queue_handler_lock);
-	if (!queue_handler[pf]->outfn) {
+	if (!queue_handler[pf] || !queue_handler[pf]->outfn) {
 		read_unlock(&queue_handler_lock);
 		kfree_skb(*skb);
 		return 1;