diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index 22dc70a2138e..630b7404843d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -3207,6 +3207,8 @@ static int qla4xxx_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 	if (iscsi_conn_bind(cls_session, cls_conn, is_leading))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ep = iscsi_lookup_endpoint(transport_fd);
+	if (!ep)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 	qla_conn = conn->dd_data;
 	qla_conn->qla_ep = ep->dd_data;