diff --git a/include/trace/events/qdisc.h b/include/trace/events/qdisc.h
index a50df41634c5..980cb7a74e35 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/qdisc.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/qdisc.h
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ TRACE_EVENT(qdisc_destroy,
 	TP_ARGS(q),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__string(	dev,		qdisc_dev(q)->name	)
+		__string(	dev,		qdisc_dev(q) ? qdisc_dev(q)->name : "(null)"	)
 		__string(	kind,		q->ops->id		)
 		__field(	u32,		parent			)
 		__field(	u32,		handle			)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		__assign_str(dev, qdisc_dev(q)->name);
+		__assign_str(dev, qdisc_dev(q) ? qdisc_dev(q)->name : "(null)");
 		__assign_str(kind, q->ops->id);
 		__entry->parent = q->parent;
 		__entry->handle = q->handle;