diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
index 06576797cf31..a85aeff90df8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_debug.c
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ static int cifs_debug_data_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		if (!server->rdma)
 			goto skip_rdma;
 
+		if (!server->smbd_conn) {
+			seq_printf(m, "\nSMBDirect transport not available");
+			goto skip_rdma;
+		}
+
 		seq_printf(m, "\nSMBDirect (in hex) protocol version: %x "
 			"transport status: %x",
 			server->smbd_conn->protocol,