diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index ca1ad9ebbc92..a0649973ee5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static inline bool inet6_exact_dif_match(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV)
 	if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_l3mdev_accept &&
-	    ipv6_l3mdev_skb(IP6CB(skb)->flags))
+	    skb && ipv6_l3mdev_skb(IP6CB(skb)->flags))
 		return true;
 #endif
 	return false;
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 5b82d4d94834..304a8e17bc87 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static inline bool inet_exact_dif_match(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV)
 	if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_l3mdev_accept &&
-	    ipv4_l3mdev_skb(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h4.flags))
+	    skb && ipv4_l3mdev_skb(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->header.h4.flags))
 		return true;
 #endif
 	return false;