diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index f64e681493a5..020d87886254 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ static int vsock_transport_cancel_pkt(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 {
 	const struct vsock_transport *transport = vsk->transport;
 
-	if (!transport->cancel_pkt)
+	if (!transport || !transport->cancel_pkt)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return transport->cancel_pkt(vsk);