diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index 5fff951a0a49..da3862124545 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -394,9 +394,11 @@ static int dsa_dst_apply(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_setup(dst->ds[0]);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	if (dst->ds[0]) {
+		err = dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_setup(dst->ds[0]);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
 	/* If we use a tagging format that doesn't have an ethertype
 	 * field, make sure that all packets from this point on get
@@ -433,7 +435,8 @@ static void dsa_dst_unapply(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 		dsa_ds_unapply(dst, ds);
 	}
 
-	dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_restore(dst->ds[0]);
+	if (dst->ds[0])
+		dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_restore(dst->ds[0]);
 
 	pr_info("DSA: tree %d unapplied\n", dst->tree);
 	dst->applied = false;