diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c
index a0e8f806331a..bf6a818c3d03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ static bool rr_transmit(struct team *team, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	port_index = rr_priv(team)->sent_packets++ % team->port_count;
 	port = team_get_port_by_index_rcu(team, port_index);
+	if (unlikely(!port))
+		goto drop;
 	port = __get_first_port_up(team, port);
 	if (unlikely(!port))
 		goto drop;