static int lowpan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
                               unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
-       struct net_device *wdev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+       struct net_device *ndev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+       struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev;
 
-       if (wdev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
+       if (ndev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+       wpan_dev = ndev->ieee802154_ptr;
+       if (!wpan_dev)
                return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
        switch (event) {
                 * also delete possible lowpan interfaces which belongs
                 * to the wpan interface.
                 */
-               if (wdev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev)
-                       lowpan_dellink(wdev->ieee802154_ptr->lowpan_dev, NULL);
+               if (wpan_dev->lowpan_dev)
+                       lowpan_dellink(wpan_dev->lowpan_dev, NULL);
                break;
        default:
                return NOTIFY_DONE;