diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index aad6a67..baef987 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -556,8 +556,9 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_exts_change);
 
-#define tcf_exts_first_act(ext) \
-		list_first_entry(&(exts)->actions, struct tc_action, list)
+#define tcf_exts_first_act(ext)					\
+	list_first_entry_or_null(&(exts)->actions,		\
+				 struct tc_action, list)
 
 int tcf_exts_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_exts *exts)
 {
@@ -603,7 +604,7 @@
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	struct tc_action *a = tcf_exts_first_act(exts);
-	if (tcf_action_copy_stats(skb, a, 1) < 0)
+	if (a != NULL && tcf_action_copy_stats(skb, a, 1) < 0)
 		return -1;
 #endif
 	return 0;