diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index c8fb0b455f2a..5ac4f8d76b91 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -7334,7 +7334,10 @@ int
 lpfc_send_rrq(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_node_rrq *rrq)
 {
 	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp = lpfc_findnode_did(rrq->vport,
-							rrq->nlp_DID);
+						       rrq->nlp_DID);
+	if (!ndlp)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (lpfc_test_rrq_active(phba, ndlp, rrq->xritag))
 		return lpfc_issue_els_rrq(rrq->vport, ndlp,
 					 rrq->nlp_DID, rrq);