diff --git a/drivers/net/can/ctucanfd/ctucanfd_base.c b/drivers/net/can/ctucanfd/ctucanfd_base.c
index 64c349fd46007fe915f3ce51b4931cf61734260b..f65c1a1e05ccdfb723fafa4d1d75e3c64ddc427a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/ctucanfd/ctucanfd_base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/ctucanfd/ctucanfd_base.c
@@ -867,10 +867,12 @@ static void ctucan_err_interrupt(struct net_device *ndev, u32 isr)
 			}
 			break;
 		case CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE:
-			cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CNT;
-			cf->data[1] = CAN_ERR_CRTL_ACTIVE;
-			cf->data[6] = bec.txerr;
-			cf->data[7] = bec.rxerr;
+			if (skb) {
+				cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CNT;
+				cf->data[1] = CAN_ERR_CRTL_ACTIVE;
+				cf->data[6] = bec.txerr;
+				cf->data[7] = bec.rxerr;
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			netdev_warn(ndev, "unhandled error state (%d:%s)!\n",