diff --git a/net/ethtool/eeprom.c b/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
index 1c94bb8ea03f..49c0a2a77f02 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/eeprom.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int eeprom_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
 
-	ret = get_module_eeprom_by_page(dev, &page_data, info->extack);
+	ret = get_module_eeprom_by_page(dev, &page_data, info ? info->extack : NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_ops;