diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
index 6e317caf429c..16a41389575a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 #define DRV_NAME	"ehea"
-#define DRV_VERSION	"EHEA_0100"
+#define DRV_VERSION	"EHEA_0101"
 
 /* eHEA capability flags */
 #define DLPAR_PORT_ADD_REM 1
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index 604c844d0769..b22dab9153f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -545,14 +545,17 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *get_skb_by_index(struct sk_buff **skb_array,
 	x &= (arr_len - 1);
 
 	pref = skb_array[x];
-	prefetchw(pref);
-	prefetchw(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
+	if (pref) {
+		prefetchw(pref);
+		prefetchw(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
+
+		pref = (skb_array[x]->data);
+		prefetch(pref);
+		prefetch(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
+		prefetch(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE * 2);
+		prefetch(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE * 3);
+	}
 
-	pref = (skb_array[x]->data);
-	prefetch(pref);
-	prefetch(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
-	prefetch(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE * 2);
-	prefetch(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE * 3);
 	skb = skb_array[skb_index];
 	skb_array[skb_index] = NULL;
 	return skb;
@@ -569,12 +572,14 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *get_skb_by_index_ll(struct sk_buff **skb_array,
 	x &= (arr_len - 1);
 
 	pref = skb_array[x];
-	prefetchw(pref);
-	prefetchw(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
+	if (pref) {
+		prefetchw(pref);
+		prefetchw(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
 
-	pref = (skb_array[x]->data);
-	prefetchw(pref);
-	prefetchw(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
+		pref = (skb_array[x]->data);
+		prefetchw(pref);
+		prefetchw(pref + EHEA_CACHE_LINE);
+	}
 
 	skb = skb_array[wqe_index];
 	skb_array[wqe_index] = NULL;