diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 8193ab39206f..c891b60937a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -3720,7 +3720,8 @@ static void macsec_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct macsec_dev *macsec = macsec_priv(dev);
 
-	metadata_dst_free(macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst);
+	if (macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst)
+		metadata_dst_free(macsec->secy.tx_sc.md_dst);
 	free_percpu(macsec->stats);
 	free_percpu(macsec->secy.tx_sc.stats);