diff --git a/net/rds/iw.c b/net/rds/iw.c
index 7826d46..5899356 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw.c
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@
 	ret = rdma_bind_addr(cm_id, (struct sockaddr *)&sin);
 	/* due to this, we will claim to support IB devices unless we
 	   check node_type. */
-	if (ret || cm_id->device->node_type != RDMA_NODE_RNIC)
+	if (ret || !cm_id->device ||
+	    cm_id->device->node_type != RDMA_NODE_RNIC)
 		ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	rdsdebug("addr %pI4 ret %d node type %d\n",