diff --git a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
index 9fbb2eba9a06..5861ee9599a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pppol2tp.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,8 @@ static int pppol2tp_xmit(struct ppp_channel *chan, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Calculate UDP checksum if configured to do so */
 	if (sk_tun->sk_no_check == UDP_CSUM_NOXMIT)
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
-	else if (!(skb_dst(skb)->dev->features & NETIF_F_V4_CSUM)) {
+	else if ((skb_dst(skb) && skb_dst(skb)->dev) &&
+		 (!(skb_dst(skb)->dev->features & NETIF_F_V4_CSUM))) {
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_COMPLETE;
 		csum = skb_checksum(skb, 0, udp_len, 0);
 		uh->check = csum_tcpudp_magic(inet->inet_saddr,