diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index 66590a4c612d..61a2f3ead99b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -624,11 +624,13 @@ static inline int cma_validate_port(struct ib_device *device, u8 port,
 	if ((dev_type != ARPHRD_INFINIBAND) && rdma_protocol_ib(device, port))
 		return ret;
 
-	if (dev_type == ARPHRD_ETHER && rdma_protocol_roce(device, port))
+	if (dev_type == ARPHRD_ETHER && rdma_protocol_roce(device, port)) {
 		ndev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, bound_if_index);
-	else
+		if (!ndev)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
 		gid_type = IB_GID_TYPE_IB;
-
+	}
 
 	ret = ib_find_cached_gid_by_port(device, gid, gid_type, port,
 					 ndev, NULL);