diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c b/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c
index 339f0d220212..7bd82767c544 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_forward.c
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ struct sk_buff *hsr_create_tagged_frame(struct hsr_frame_info *frame,
 		hsr_set_path_id(frame, hsr_ethhdr, port);
 		return skb_clone(frame->skb_hsr, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	} else if (port->dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_HSR_TAG_INS) {
+		if (!frame->skb_std)
+			return NULL;
 		return skb_clone(frame->skb_std, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	}
 
@@ -385,6 +387,8 @@ struct sk_buff *prp_create_tagged_frame(struct hsr_frame_info *frame,
 		}
 		return skb_clone(frame->skb_prp, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	} else if (port->dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_HSR_TAG_INS) {
+		if (!frame->skb_std)
+			return NULL;
 		return skb_clone(frame->skb_std, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	}