diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index ac56bc175b51..6a1ae774cfe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ struct mii_bus *mv88e6xxx_default_mdio_bus(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct mv88e6xxx_mdio_bus *mdio_bus;
 
-	mdio_bus = list_first_entry(&chip->mdios, struct mv88e6xxx_mdio_bus,
-				    list);
+	mdio_bus = list_first_entry_or_null(&chip->mdios,
+					    struct mv88e6xxx_mdio_bus, list);
 	if (!mdio_bus)
 		return NULL;