diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 7bbb59e170a6..fe014abcfa4f 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,8 @@ smc_v2_determine_accepted_chid(struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm_v2 *aclc,
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ini->ism_offered_cnt + 1; i++) {
-		if (ini->ism_chid[i] == ntohs(aclc->chid)) {
+		if (ini->ism_dev[i] &&
+			ini->ism_chid[i] == ntohs(aclc->chid)) {
 			ini->ism_selected = i;
 			return 0;
 		}