diff --git a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
index a9a6e3c1113a..53da84f57fd6 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_tracepoint.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(smc_msg_event,
 				     __field(const void *, smc)
 				     __field(u64, net_cookie)
 				     __field(size_t, len)
-				     __string(name, smc->conn.lnk->ibname)
+				     __string(name, smc->conn.lnk ? smc->conn.lnk->ibname : "")
 		    ),
 
 		    TP_fast_assign(