diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 90332154..9711c9e 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1742,8 +1742,11 @@ static int smc_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 	/* generic setsockopts reaching us here always apply to the
 	 * CLC socket
 	 */
-	rc = smc->clcsock->ops->setsockopt(smc->clcsock, level, optname,
-					   optval, optlen);
+	if (unlikely(!smc->clcsock->ops->setsockopt))
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	else
+		rc = smc->clcsock->ops->setsockopt(smc->clcsock, level, optname,
+						   optval, optlen);
 	if (smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err) {
 		sk->sk_err = smc->clcsock->sk->sk_err;
 		sk->sk_error_report(sk);
@@ -1808,6 +1811,8 @@ static int smc_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 
 	smc = smc_sk(sock->sk);
 	/* socket options apply to the CLC socket */
+	if (unlikely(!smc->clcsock->ops->getsockopt))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return smc->clcsock->ops->getsockopt(smc->clcsock, level, optname,
 					     optval, optlen);
 }