diff --git a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
index 7b094275ea8b4aec4542bd084bca86c962b70edc..11c45c8c6c1641781dd733e93e5453c2be75340b 100644
--- a/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
+++ b/net/rose/rose_loopback.c
@@ -96,10 +96,19 @@ static void rose_loopback_timer(struct timer_list *unused)
 		}
 
 		if (frametype == ROSE_CALL_REQUEST) {
-			if ((dev = rose_dev_get(dest)) != NULL) {
-				if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0)
-					kfree_skb(skb);
-			} else {
+			if (!rose_loopback_neigh->dev) {
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			dev = rose_dev_get(dest);
+			if (!dev) {
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (rose_rx_call_request(skb, dev, rose_loopback_neigh, lci_o) == 0) {
+				dev_put(dev);
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 			}
 		} else {