diff --git a/net/wireless/ethtool.c b/net/wireless/ethtool.c
index a9c0f368db5d..24e18405cdb4 100644
--- a/net/wireless/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/wireless/ethtool.c
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 void cfg80211_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct device *pdev = wiphy_dev(wdev->wiphy);
 
-	strlcpy(info->driver, wiphy_dev(wdev->wiphy)->driver->name,
-		sizeof(info->driver));
+	if (pdev->driver)
+		strlcpy(info->driver, pdev->driver->name,
+			sizeof(info->driver));
+	else
+		strlcpy(info->driver, "N/A", sizeof(info->driver));
 
 	strlcpy(info->version, init_utsname()->release, sizeof(info->version));