diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 76e14dc08bb9..6c997d4a6218 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -769,6 +769,9 @@ void tipc_mcast_filter_msg(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *defq,
 	u32 node, port;
 
 	skb = skb_peek(inputq);
+	if (!skb)
+		return;
+
 	hdr = buf_msg(skb);
 
 	if (likely(!msg_is_syn(hdr) && skb_queue_empty(defq)))