diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.18/425-net-phy-at803x-allow-to-configure-via-pdata.patch b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.18/425-net-phy-at803x-allow-to-configure-via-pdata.patch
index 34b9bc06db..0d021ac7bd 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.18/425-net-phy-at803x-allow-to-configure-via-pdata.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-3.18/425-net-phy-at803x-allow-to-configure-via-pdata.patch
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
  			priv->phy_reset = false;
  		}
  	}
-+	if (pdata->fixup_rgmii_tx_delay &&
++	if (pdata && pdata->fixup_rgmii_tx_delay &&
 +	    phydev->speed != priv->prev_speed) {
 +		switch (phydev->speed) {
 +		case SPEED_10: