diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
index 39b09ca03480..5c4ea5cfb1d4 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,8 @@ void qdf_dp_trace_data_pkt(qdf_nbuf_t nbuf, uint8_t pdev_id,
 		return;
 
 	qdf_dp_add_record(code, pdev_id,
-			  qdf_nbuf_data(nbuf), nbuf->len - nbuf->data_len,
+			  nbuf ? qdf_nbuf_data(nbuf) : NULL,
+			  nbuf ? nbuf->len - nbuf->data_len : 0,
 			  (uint8_t *)&buf, sizeof(struct qdf_dp_trace_data_buf),
 			  (nbuf) ? QDF_NBUF_CB_DP_TRACE_PRINT(nbuf) : false);
 }