diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-core.c b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
index 69102fda9ebd..76a80a41615b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
@@ -896,8 +896,9 @@ static int ioctl_standard_iw_point(struct iw_point *iwp, unsigned int cmd,
 int call_commit_handler(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
-	if ((netif_running(dev)) &&
-	   (dev->wireless_handlers->standard[0] != NULL))
+	if (netif_running(dev) &&
+	    dev->wireless_handlers &&
+	    dev->wireless_handlers->standard[0])
 		/* Call the commit handler on the driver */
 		return dev->wireless_handlers->standard[0](dev, NULL,
 							   NULL, NULL);