struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        int r = 0;
+       u8 gate = nfc_hci_pipe2gate(hdev, pipe);
+
+       if (gate == 0xff) {
+               pr_err("Discarded event %x to unopened pipe %x\n", event, pipe);
+               goto exit;
+       }
 
        switch (event) {
        case NFC_HCI_EVT_TARGET_DISCOVERED:
                        goto exit;
                }
 
-               r = nfc_hci_target_discovered(hdev,
-                                             nfc_hci_pipe2gate(hdev, pipe));
+               r = nfc_hci_target_discovered(hdev, gate);
                break;
        default:
                if (hdev->ops->event_received) {
-                       hdev->ops->event_received(hdev,
-                                               nfc_hci_pipe2gate(hdev, pipe),
-                                               event, skb);
+                       hdev->ops->event_received(hdev, gate, event, skb);
                        return;
                }