1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
index 53cbfd942d03..b315655eab27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c
@@ -527,6 +527,13 @@ enum ice_status ice_init_hw(struct ice_hw *hw)
         if (status)
                 goto err_unroll_sched;
 
+        /* need a valid SW entry point to build a Tx tree */
+        if (!hw->sw_entry_point_layer) {
+                ice_debug(hw, ICE_DBG_SCHED, "invalid sw entry point\n");
+                status = ICE_ERR_CFG;
+                goto err_unroll_sched;
+        }
+
         status = ice_init_fltr_mgmt_struct(hw);
         if (status)
                 goto err_unroll_sched;