diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index 23c7c0cdf202..59d85d6a84a8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ static void eth_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_drvinfo *p)
 
 	strscpy(p->driver, "g_ether", sizeof(p->driver));
 	strscpy(p->version, UETH__VERSION, sizeof(p->version));
-	strscpy(p->fw_version, dev->gadget->name, sizeof(p->fw_version));
-	strscpy(p->bus_info, dev_name(&dev->gadget->dev), sizeof(p->bus_info));
+	if (dev->gadget) {
+		strscpy(p->fw_version, dev->gadget->name, sizeof(p->fw_version));
+		strscpy(p->bus_info, dev_name(&dev->gadget->dev), sizeof(p->bus_info));
+	}
 }
 
 /* REVISIT can also support: