diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 12f92e235a13..5cb30ebba0f4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfulnl_instance *inst,
 			 * for physical device (when called from ipv4) */
 			NFA_PUT(inst->skb, NFULA_IFINDEX_OUTDEV,
 				sizeof(tmp_uint), &tmp_uint);
-			if (skb->nf_bridge) {
+			if (skb->nf_bridge && skb->nf_bridge->physoutdev) {
 				tmp_uint =
 				    htonl(skb->nf_bridge->physoutdev->ifindex);
 				NFA_PUT(inst->skb, NFULA_IFINDEX_PHYSOUTDEV,