diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/conn.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/conn.c
index fd16e3097..fb5231fc6 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/conn.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/conn.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ static ssize_t iscsi_get_target_ip(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
+	if (!conn->sock)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	sk = conn->sock->sk;
 	switch (sk->sk_family) {
 	case AF_INET: