diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 2a0dc127df3f..54efa9a5167b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -1169,16 +1169,15 @@ static void ehea_parse_eqe(struct ehea_adapter *adapter, u64 eqe)
 	ec = EHEA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_EVENT_CODE, eqe);
 	portnum = EHEA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_PORTNUM, eqe);
 	port = ehea_get_port(adapter, portnum);
+	if (!port) {
+		netdev_err(NULL, "unknown portnum %x\n", portnum);
+		return;
+	}
 	dev = port->netdev;
 
 	switch (ec) {
 	case EHEA_EC_PORTSTATE_CHG:	/* port state change */
 
-		if (!port) {
-			netdev_err(dev, "unknown portnum %x\n", portnum);
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (EHEA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_PORT_UP, eqe)) {
 			if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
 				ret = ehea_sense_port_attr(port);