diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-4.4/902-at803x-add-reset-gpio-pdata.patch b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-4.4/902-at803x-add-reset-gpio-pdata.patch
index 2244f882e7..efc8502bcd 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-4.4/902-at803x-add-reset-gpio-pdata.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-4.4/902-at803x-add-reset-gpio-pdata.patch
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  	 */
  	if (phydev->state == PHY_NOLINK) {
 -		if (priv->gpiod_reset && !priv->phy_reset) {
-+		if ((priv->gpiod_reset || pdata->has_reset_gpio) &&
++		if ((priv->gpiod_reset || (pdata && pdata->has_reset_gpio)) &&
 +		    !priv->phy_reset) {
  			struct at803x_context context;
  
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 -			msleep(1);
 -			gpiod_set_value(priv->gpiod_reset, 0);
 -			msleep(1);
-+			if (pdata->has_reset_gpio) {
++			if (pdata && pdata->has_reset_gpio) {
 +				gpio_set_value_cansleep(pdata->reset_gpio, 0);
 +				msleep(1);
 +				gpio_set_value_cansleep(pdata->reset_gpio, 1);