diff --git a/include/net/net_if.h b/include/net/net_if.h
index 906b7202e5d..413f7bd8f54 100644
--- a/include/net/net_if.h
+++ b/include/net/net_if.h
@@ -550,6 +550,10 @@ enum net_verdict net_if_send_data(struct net_if *iface, struct net_pkt *pkt);
  */
 static inline const struct net_l2 * const net_if_l2(struct net_if *iface)
 {
+	if (!iface) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	return iface->if_dev->l2;
 }