diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index f04ac36f25cf..420e5453effe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ static void i40evf_free_traffic_irqs(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int vector, irq_num, q_vectors;
 
+	if (!adapter->msix_entries)
+		return;
+
 	q_vectors = adapter->num_msix_vectors - NONQ_VECS;
 
 	for (vector = 0; vector < q_vectors; vector++) {
@@ -1443,6 +1446,9 @@ static void i40evf_free_q_vectors(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
  **/
 void i40evf_reset_interrupt_capability(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	if (!adapter->msix_entries)
+		return;
+
 	pci_disable_msix(adapter->pdev);
 	kfree(adapter->msix_entries);
 	adapter->msix_entries = NULL;