diff --git a/include/trace/events/qdisc.h b/include/trace/events/qdisc.h
index f1b5e816e7e5e..ff33f41a9db70 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/qdisc.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/qdisc.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(qdisc_reset,
 	TP_ARGS(q),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__string(	dev,		qdisc_dev(q)->name	)
+		__string(	dev,		qdisc_dev(q) ? qdisc_dev(q)->name : "(null)"	)
 		__string(	kind,		q->ops->id		)
 		__field(	u32,		parent			)
 		__field(	u32,		handle			)