diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_logging.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_logging.c
index ff89de86545d..b02af340c2d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_logging.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_logging.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static inline const char *scmd_name(const struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
 	struct request *rq = scsi_cmd_to_rq((struct scsi_cmnd *)scmd);
 
-	if (!rq->q->disk)
+	if (!rq->q || !rq->q->disk)
 		return NULL;
 	return rq->q->disk->disk_name;
 }