diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index 03cbce842c1a..47c5502a34a2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -910,16 +910,27 @@ static bool ipv6_hop_ra(struct sk_buff *skb, int optoff)
 
 static bool ipv6_hop_ioam(struct sk_buff *skb, int optoff)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason drop_reason;
 	struct ioam6_trace_hdr *trace;
 	struct ioam6_namespace *ns;
+	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 	struct ioam6_hdr *hdr;
 
+	drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INHDR;
+
 	/* Bad alignment (must be 4n-aligned) */
 	if (optoff & 3)
 		goto drop;
 
+	/* Does the device still have IPv6 configuration? */
+	idev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
+	if (!idev) {
+		drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6DISABLED;
+		goto drop;
+	}
+
 	/* Ignore if IOAM is not enabled on ingress */
-	if (!READ_ONCE(__in6_dev_get(skb->dev)->cnf.ioam6_enabled))
+	if (!READ_ONCE(idev->cnf.ioam6_enabled))
 		goto ignore;
 
 	/* Truncated Option header */
@@ -972,7 +983,7 @@ static bool ipv6_hop_ioam(struct sk_buff *skb, int optoff)
 	return true;
 
 drop:
-	kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INHDR);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, drop_reason);
 	return false;
 }