struct brcmf_if *ifp = drvr->iflist[0];
        s8 eventmask[BRCMF_EVENTING_MASK_LEN];
 
-       /* clear all events */
-       memset(eventmask, 0, BRCMF_EVENTING_MASK_LEN);
-       (void)brcmf_fil_iovar_data_set(ifp, "event_msgs",
-                                      eventmask, BRCMF_EVENTING_MASK_LEN);
-
+       if (ifp) {
+               /* clear all events */
+               memset(eventmask, 0, BRCMF_EVENTING_MASK_LEN);
+               (void)brcmf_fil_iovar_data_set(ifp, "event_msgs",
+                                              eventmask,
+                                              BRCMF_EVENTING_MASK_LEN);
+       }
        /* cancel the worker */
        cancel_work_sync(&fweh->event_work);
        WARN_ON(!list_empty(&fweh->event_q));