diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 92d64abffa87..73f71c22f4c0 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ static size_t br_get_link_af_size_filtered(const struct net_device *dev,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (netif_is_bridge_port(dev)) {
-		p = br_port_get_rcu(dev);
-		vg = nbp_vlan_group_rcu(p);
+		p = br_port_get_check_rcu(dev);
+		if (p)
+			vg = nbp_vlan_group_rcu(p);
 	} else if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_EBRIDGE) {
 		br = netdev_priv(dev);
 		vg = br_vlan_group_rcu(br);