diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 24ca8d5bc56410..6b39978acd0781 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -3986,6 +3986,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_ports_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 			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)
@@ -4022,6 +4023,7 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -4143,6 +4145,14 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_local_ports_offset(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
 	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)
@@ -4156,7 +4166,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_split(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, u8 local_port,
 	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);
@@ -4251,7 +4261,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_unsplit(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, u8 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);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
index 90535820b559db..2503f61db5fbe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sx_ports_remove(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;
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sx_ports_create(struct mlxsw_sx *mlxsw_sx)
@@ -1293,6 +1294,7 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -1376,6 +1378,12 @@ static int mlxsw_sx_port_type_set(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core, u8 local_port,
 	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;