diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c
index c5a881172524..337410f40860 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_utils.c
@@ -173,7 +173,12 @@ int i40iw_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *notifier,
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		in = __in_dev_get_rcu(upper_dev);
-		local_ipaddr = ntohl(in->ifa_list->ifa_address);
+
+		if (!in->ifa_list)
+			local_ipaddr = 0;
+		else
+			local_ipaddr = ntohl(in->ifa_list->ifa_address);
+
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	} else {
 		local_ipaddr = ntohl(ifa->ifa_address);
@@ -185,6 +190,11 @@ int i40iw_inetaddr_event(struct notifier_block *notifier,
 	case NETDEV_UP:
 		/* Fall through */
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
+
+		/* Just skip if no need to handle ARP cache */
+		if (!local_ipaddr)
+			break;
+
 		i40iw_manage_arp_cache(iwdev,
 				       netdev->dev_addr,
 				       &local_ipaddr,