diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
index fb8413aa005f..a876084ee12f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_scsi.c
@@ -1416,12 +1416,29 @@ void fnic_terminate_rport_io(struct fc_rport *rport)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *sc;
 	struct scsi_lun fc_lun;
-	struct fc_rport_libfc_priv *rdata = rport->dd_data;
-	struct fc_lport *lport = rdata->local_port;
-	struct fnic *fnic = lport_priv(lport);
+	struct fc_rport_libfc_priv *rdata;
+	struct fc_lport *lport;
+	struct fnic *fnic;
 	struct fc_rport *cmd_rport;
 	enum fnic_ioreq_state old_ioreq_state;
 
+	if (!rport) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "fnic_terminate_rport_io: rport is NULL\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	rdata = rport->dd_data;
+
+	if (!rdata) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "fnic_terminate_rport_io: rdata is NULL\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	lport = rdata->local_port;
+
+	if (!lport) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "fnic_terminate_rport_io: lport is NULL\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	fnic = lport_priv(lport);
 	FNIC_SCSI_DBG(KERN_DEBUG,
 		      fnic->lport->host, "fnic_terminate_rport_io called"
 		      " wwpn 0x%llx, wwnn0x%llx, rport 0x%p, portid 0x%06x\n",