diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 154942fc64eb..4fa5cc317cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ static ssize_t nvme_ctrl_loss_tmo_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts = ctrl->opts;
 
-	if (ctrl->opts->max_reconnects == -1)
+	if (! opts || opts->max_reconnects == -1)
 		return sprintf(buf, "off\n");
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
 			opts->max_reconnects * opts->reconnect_delay);
@@ -3618,7 +3618,7 @@ static ssize_t nvme_ctrl_reconnect_delay_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (ctrl->opts->reconnect_delay == -1)
+	if (! ctrl->opts || ctrl->opts->reconnect_delay == -1)
 		return sprintf(buf, "off\n");
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", ctrl->opts->reconnect_delay);
 }