diff --git a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index 7b094275ea8b..cd7774cb1d07 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused)
                }
 
                if (frametype == ROSE_CALL_REQUEST) {
-                       if ((dev = rose_dev_get(dest)) != NULL) {
+                       if (rose_loopback_neigh->dev && (dev = rose_dev_get(dest)) != NULL) {
                                if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
                                        kfree_skb(skb);
                        } else {