--- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
@@ -798,6 +798,10 @@ static int llcp_sock_sendmsg(struct sock
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		if (llcp_sock->dev == NULL) {
+			release_sock(sk);
+			return -EBADFD;
+		}
 		release_sock(sk);
 
 		return nfc_llcp_send_ui_frame(llcp_sock, addr->dsap, addr->ssap,