diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c
index 4db0b770420e..8ed9918ea4e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c
@@ -2129,7 +2129,8 @@ bool ice_lag_is_switchdev_running(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	struct ice_lag *lag = pf->lag;
 	struct net_device *tmp_nd;
 
-	if (!ice_is_feature_supported(pf, ICE_F_SRIOV_LAG) || !lag)
+	if (!ice_is_feature_supported(pf, ICE_F_SRIOV_LAG) ||
+	    !lag || !lag->upper_netdev)
 		return false;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();