diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/721-phy_packets.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/721-phy_packets.patch
index 575fbaeaade..cdb01be1002 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/721-phy_packets.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/721-phy_packets.patch
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 +	struct sk_buff *skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev, length + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp);
 +
 +#ifdef CONFIG_ETHERNET_PACKET_MANGLE
-+	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN)
++	if (dev && (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN))
 +		return skb;
 +#endif
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/721-phy_packets.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/721-phy_packets.patch
index 3a0fdc95b36..70b65a86bd0 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/721-phy_packets.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/721-phy_packets.patch
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 +	struct sk_buff *skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev, length + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp);
 +
 +#ifdef CONFIG_ETHERNET_PACKET_MANGLE
-+	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN)
++	if (dev && (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN))
 +		return skb;
 +#endif
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.7/721-phy_packets.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.7/721-phy_packets.patch
index b8c15fcc6c5..78b2d69b474 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.7/721-phy_packets.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.7/721-phy_packets.patch
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 +	struct sk_buff *skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev, length + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp);
 +
 +#ifdef CONFIG_ETHERNET_PACKET_MANGLE
-+	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN)
++	if (dev && (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN))
 +		return skb;
 +#endif
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/721-phy_packets.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/721-phy_packets.patch
index d78ba8ed60a..88b5969f395 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/721-phy_packets.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/721-phy_packets.patch
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 +	struct sk_buff *skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev, length + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp);
 +
 +#ifdef CONFIG_ETHERNET_PACKET_MANGLE
-+	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN)
++	if (dev && (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN))
 +		return skb;
 +#endif
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/721-phy_packets.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/721-phy_packets.patch
index 65f5ffd2135..dbf105e74c9 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/721-phy_packets.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/721-phy_packets.patch
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 +	struct sk_buff *skb = __netdev_alloc_skb(dev, length + NET_IP_ALIGN, gfp);
 +
 +#ifdef CONFIG_ETHERNET_PACKET_MANGLE
-+	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN)
++	if (dev && (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_IP_ALIGN))
 +		return skb;
 +#endif
 +