diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index aeb3ba7..19d1702 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -4037,6 +4037,8 @@
 			skp = smack_ipv6host_label(&sadd);
 		if (skp == NULL)
 			skp = smack_net_ambient;
+		if (skb == NULL)
+			break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
 		smk_ad_init_net(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_NET, &net);
 		ad.a.u.net->family = family;