diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 70d3ef4..748d567 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ static int macvlan_ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *dev,
 	const struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net_device *lowerdev = vlan->lowerdev;
 
-	if (!lowerdev->ethtool_ops->get_settings)
+	if (!lowerdev->ethtool_ops ||
+	    !lowerdev->ethtool_ops->get_settings)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return lowerdev->ethtool_ops->get_settings(lowerdev, cmd);
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 1b34135..6b09213 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ static int vlan_ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *dev,
 	const struct vlan_dev_info *vlan = vlan_dev_info(dev);
 	struct net_device *real_dev = vlan->real_dev;
 
-	if (!real_dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings)
+	if (!real_dev->ethtool_ops ||
+	    !real_dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return real_dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings(real_dev, cmd);