diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 0fdd0109d131b8..26f25b6e283399 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,9 @@ static int ip6erspan_tap_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 static void ip6erspan_set_version(struct nlattr *data[],
 				  struct __ip6_tnl_parm *parms)
 {
+	if (!data)
+		return;
+
 	parms->erspan_ver = 1;
 	if (data[IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_VER])
 		parms->erspan_ver = nla_get_u8(data[IFLA_GRE_ERSPAN_VER]);