diff --git a/core/rmnet_handlers.c b/core/rmnet_handlers.c
index a640710c70ad..4f005583c07a 100644
--- a/core/rmnet_handlers.c
+++ b/core/rmnet_handlers.c
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ rx_handler_result_t rmnet_rx_handler(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 			0xDEF, 0xDEF, 0xDEF, NULL, NULL);
 	dev = skb->dev;
 	port = rmnet_get_port(dev);
+	if (unlikely(!port)) {
+		atomic_long_inc(&skb->dev->rx_nohandler);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto done;
+	}
 
 	switch (port->rmnet_mode) {
 	case RMNET_EPMODE_VND: