diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index f8dafa8fa70b..2b543532e2f1 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ p9_fd_create_tcp(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	if (valid_ipaddr4(addr) < 0)
+	if (addr == NULL || valid_ipaddr4(addr) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	csocket = NULL;
@@ -987,6 +987,9 @@ p9_fd_create_unix(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 
 	csocket = NULL;
 
+	if (addr == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (strlen(addr) >= UNIX_PATH_MAX) {
 		pr_err("%s (%d): address too long: %s\n",
 		       __func__, task_pid_nr(current), addr);
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
index 553ed4ecb6a0..5a2ad4707463 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ rdma_create_trans(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 	struct rdma_conn_param conn_param;
 	struct ib_qp_init_attr qp_attr;
 
+	if (addr == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* Parse the transport specific mount options */
 	err = parse_opts(args, &opts);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index 73c700a55f02..da0d3b257459 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -651,6 +651,9 @@ p9_virtio_create(struct p9_client *client, const char *devname, char *args)
 	int ret = -ENOENT;
 	int found = 0;
 
+	if (devname == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mutex_lock(&virtio_9p_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(chan, &virtio_chan_list, chan_list) {
 		if (!strncmp(devname, chan->tag, chan->tag_len) &&