int i, j, rc;
        u64 *size_array;
 
+       if (!adapter->rx_pool)
+               return -1;
+
        size_array = (u64 *)((u8 *)(adapter->login_rsp_buf) +
                be32_to_cpu(adapter->login_rsp_buf->off_rxadd_buff_size));
 
        int tx_scrqs;
        int i, rc;
 
+       if (!adapter->tx_pool)
+               return -1;
+
        tx_scrqs = be32_to_cpu(adapter->login_rsp_buf->num_txsubm_subcrqs);
        for (i = 0; i < tx_scrqs; i++) {
                rc = reset_one_tx_pool(adapter, &adapter->tso_pool[i]);
                    adapter->req_rx_add_entries_per_subcrq !=
                    old_num_rx_slots ||
                    adapter->req_tx_entries_per_subcrq !=
-                   old_num_tx_slots) {
+                   old_num_tx_slots ||
+                   !adapter->rx_pool ||
+                   !adapter->tso_pool ||
+                   !adapter->tx_pool) {
                        release_rx_pools(adapter);
                        release_tx_pools(adapter);
                        release_napi(adapter);
                } else {
                        rc = reset_tx_pools(adapter);
                        if (rc)
+                               netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "reset tx pools failed (%d)\n",
+                                               rc);
                                goto out;
 
                        rc = reset_rx_pools(adapter);
                        if (rc)
+                               netdev_dbg(adapter->netdev, "reset rx pools failed (%d)\n",
+                                               rc);
                                goto out;
                }
                ibmvnic_disable_irqs(adapter);