diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_random.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_random.c
index 5ca14d463ba7..7f032e211343 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_random.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_random.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ static bool rnd_transmit(struct team *team, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	port_index = random_N(team->en_port_count);
 	port = team_get_port_by_index_rcu(team, port_index);
+	if (unlikely(!port))
+		goto drop;
 	port = team_get_first_port_txable_rcu(team, port);
 	if (unlikely(!port))
 		goto drop;
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c
index d268e4de781b..472623f8ce3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_roundrobin.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ static bool rr_transmit(struct team *team, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	port_index = rr_priv(team)->sent_packets++ % team->en_port_count;
 	port = team_get_port_by_index_rcu(team, port_index);
+	if (unlikely(!port))
+		goto drop;
 	port = team_get_first_port_txable_rcu(team, port);
 	if (unlikely(!port))
 		goto drop;