diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
index 32f3facbed1a57e15c36d37da1d520fc7e88de2a..c75a6cccb1747a648c7f6280d145c1540ae3ed00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ static void i40e_client_add_instance(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mac = list_first_entry(&cdev->lan_info.netdev->dev_addrs.list,
-			       struct netdev_hw_addr, list);
+	mac = list_first_entry_or_null(&cdev->lan_info.netdev->dev_addrs.list,
+				       struct netdev_hw_addr, list);
 	if (mac)
 		ether_addr_copy(cdev->lan_info.lanmac, mac->addr);
 	else