diff --git a/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c b/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c
index c97ebdc043e4..61451281d74a 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ void rxrpc_error_report(struct sock *sk)
 	struct rxrpc_peer *peer;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
+	if (unlikely(!local))
+		return;
+
 	_enter("%p{%d}", sk, local->debug_id);
 
 	/* Clear the outstanding error value on the socket so that it doesn't