diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
index c713a3ee6571..886c997a3ad1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c
@@ -2880,11 +2880,15 @@ err_out:
 	 * than the full array, but leave the qcq shells in place
 	 */
 	for (i = lif->nxqs; i < lif->ionic->ntxqs_per_lif; i++) {
-		lif->txqcqs[i]->flags &= ~IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR;
-		ionic_qcq_free(lif, lif->txqcqs[i]);
+		if (lif->txqcqs && lif->txqcqs[i]) {
+			lif->txqcqs[i]->flags &= ~IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR;
+			ionic_qcq_free(lif, lif->txqcqs[i]);
+		}
 
-		lif->rxqcqs[i]->flags &= ~IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR;
-		ionic_qcq_free(lif, lif->rxqcqs[i]);
+		if (lif->rxqcqs && lif->rxqcqs[i]) {
+			lif->rxqcqs[i]->flags &= ~IONIC_QCQ_F_INTR;
+			ionic_qcq_free(lif, lif->rxqcqs[i]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (err)