diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
index 6b3e88baab0b..e584d39dc982 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_bsg.c
@@ -2530,6 +2530,8 @@ qla24xx_bsg_request(struct bsg_job *bsg_job)
 
 	if (bsg_request->msgcode == FC_BSG_RPT_ELS) {
 		rport = fc_bsg_to_rport(bsg_job);
+		if (!rport)
+			return ret;
 		host = rport_to_shost(rport);
 		vha = shost_priv(host);
 	} else {