mlxsw_sp_port_remove(mlxsw_sp, i);
        mlxsw_sp_cpu_port_remove(mlxsw_sp);
        kfree(mlxsw_sp->ports);
+       mlxsw_sp->ports = NULL;
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_ports_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
        mlxsw_sp_cpu_port_remove(mlxsw_sp);
 err_cpu_port_create:
        kfree(mlxsw_sp->ports);
+       mlxsw_sp->ports = NULL;
        return err;
 }
 
        return mlxsw_core_res_get(mlxsw_core, local_ports_in_x_res_id);
 }
 
+static struct mlxsw_sp_port *
+mlxsw_sp_port_get_by_local_port(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
+{
+       if (mlxsw_sp->ports && mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port])
+               return mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port];
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_split(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, u8 local_port,
                               unsigned int count,
                               struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
        int i;
        int err;
 
-       mlxsw_sp_port = mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port];
+       mlxsw_sp_port = mlxsw_sp_port_get_by_local_port(mlxsw_sp, local_port);
        if (!mlxsw_sp_port) {
                dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port number \"%d\" does not exist\n",
                        local_port);
        int offset;
        int i;
 
-       mlxsw_sp_port = mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port];
+       mlxsw_sp_port = mlxsw_sp_port_get_by_local_port(mlxsw_sp, local_port);
        if (!mlxsw_sp_port) {
                dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port number \"%d\" does not exist\n",
                        local_port);
 
                if (mlxsw_sx_port_created(mlxsw_sx, i))
                        mlxsw_sx_port_remove(mlxsw_sx, i);
        kfree(mlxsw_sx->ports);
+       mlxsw_sx->ports = NULL;
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sx_ports_create(struct mlxsw_sx *mlxsw_sx)
                if (mlxsw_sx_port_created(mlxsw_sx, i))
                        mlxsw_sx_port_remove(mlxsw_sx, i);
        kfree(mlxsw_sx->ports);
+       mlxsw_sx->ports = NULL;
        return err;
 }
 
        u8 module, width;
        int err;
 
+       if (!mlxsw_sx->ports || !mlxsw_sx->ports[local_port]) {
+               dev_err(mlxsw_sx->bus_info->dev, "Port number \"%d\" does not exist\n",
+                       local_port);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
        if (new_type == DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_AUTO)
                return -EOPNOTSUPP;