1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/caif/cfsrvl.c b/net/caif/cfsrvl.c
index dd485f6128e8..ba217e90765e 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfsrvl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfsrvl.c
@@ -211,9 +211,10 @@ void caif_client_register_refcnt(struct cflayer *adapt_layer,
                                         void (*put)(struct cflayer *lyr))
 {
         struct cfsrvl *service;
-        service = container_of(adapt_layer->dn, struct cfsrvl, layer);
 
-        WARN_ON(adapt_layer == NULL || adapt_layer->dn == NULL);
+        if (WARN_ON(adapt_layer == NULL || adapt_layer->dn == NULL))
+                return;
+        service = container_of(adapt_layer->dn, struct cfsrvl, layer);
         service->hold = hold;
         service->put = put;
 }