diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index d060b22554a2..e6e401990e05 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ static void rt6_probe(struct fib6_info *rt)
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	last_probe = READ_ONCE(rt->last_probe);
 	idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
+	if (!idev)
+		goto out;
 	neigh = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, nh_gw);
 	if (neigh) {
 		if (neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID)