diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index 0c8005bb0f53..34d311a7dbef 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -698,6 +698,8 @@ lpfc_debugfs_nodelist_data(struct lpfc_vport *vport, char *buf, int size)
 		rport = lpfc_ndlp_get_nrport(ndlp);
 		if (rport)
 			nrport = rport->remoteport;
+		else
+			nrport = NULL;
 		spin_unlock(&phba->hbalock);
 		if (!nrport)
 			continue;