diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
index cc885d3aa9e594..2f1ea5f999a259 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
@@ -56,12 +56,18 @@ static int xfrm6_get_saddr(struct net *net, int oif,
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 
 	dst = xfrm6_dst_lookup(net, 0, oif, NULL, daddr, mark);
 	if (IS_ERR(dst))
 		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
 
-	dev = ip6_dst_idev(dst)->dev;
+	idev = ip6_dst_idev(dst);
+	if (!idev) {
+		dst_release(dst);
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	}
+	dev = idev->dev;
 	ipv6_dev_get_saddr(dev_net(dev), dev, &daddr->in6, 0, &saddr->in6);
 	dst_release(dst);
 	return 0;