diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index 8d1c208f778f..a220cc7c947a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -1208,8 +1208,16 @@ enum qede_remove_mode {
 static void __qede_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev, enum qede_remove_mode mode)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct qede_dev *edev = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	struct qed_dev *cdev = edev->cdev;
+	struct qede_dev *edev;
+	struct qed_dev *cdev;
+
+	if (!ndev) {
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Device has already been removed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	edev = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	cdev = edev->cdev;
 
 	DP_INFO(edev, "Starting qede_remove\n");