diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
index d20fc04cb0..bc9515217a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  {
  	int status;
  
-+	if (phydev->drv->update_link)
++	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->update_link)
 +		return phydev->drv->update_link(phydev);
 +
  	/* Do a fake read */
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
index f16efa495e..39ac22f1ad 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  {
  	int status;
  
-+	if (phydev->drv->update_link)
++	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->update_link)
 +		return phydev->drv->update_link(phydev);
 +
  	/* Do a fake read */
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.9/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.9/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
index 410cd43067..d38212da7b 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.9/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.9/702-phy_add_aneg_done_function.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  {
  	int status;
  
-+	if (phydev->drv->update_link)
++	if (phydev->drv && phydev->drv->update_link)
 +		return phydev->drv->update_link(phydev);
 +
  	/* Do a fake read */