diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
index 2b88710994d7..76ed1a05ded2 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dsmark.c
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ static void dsmark_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	struct dsmark_qdisc_data *p = qdisc_priv(sch);
 
 	pr_debug("%s(sch %p,[qdisc %p])\n", __func__, sch, p);
-	qdisc_reset(p->q);
+	if (p->q)
+		qdisc_reset(p->q);
 	sch->qstats.backlog = 0;
 	sch->q.qlen = 0;
 }