diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index b03d466182db..841faadceb6e 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ static inline bool tcf_block_shared(struct tcf_block *block)
 	return block->index;
 }
 
+static inline bool tcf_block_non_null_shared(struct tcf_block *block)
+{
+	return block && block->index;
+}
+
 static inline struct Qdisc *tcf_block_q(struct tcf_block *block)
 {
 	WARN_ON(tcf_block_shared(block));
@@ -84,6 +89,11 @@ static inline bool tcf_block_shared(struct tcf_block *block)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool tcf_block_non_null_shared(struct tcf_block *block)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline
 int tcf_block_get(struct tcf_block **p_block,
 		  struct tcf_proto __rcu **p_filter_chain, struct Qdisc *q,
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 638c1bc1ea1b..278014e26aec 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static void tc_indr_block_ing_cmd(struct tc_indr_block_dev *indr_dev,
 		.command	= command,
 		.binder_type	= FLOW_BLOCK_BINDER_TYPE_CLSACT_INGRESS,
 		.net		= dev_net(indr_dev->dev),
-		.block_shared	= tcf_block_shared(indr_dev->block),
+		.block_shared	= tcf_block_non_null_shared(indr_dev->block),
 	};
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo.cb_list);