diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
index 9b00708676cf..1bdd3df0867a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,15 @@ static struct hdlc_proto *first_proto;
 static int hdlc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		    struct packet_type *p, struct net_device *orig_dev)
 {
-	struct hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
+	struct hdlc_device *hdlc;
+
+	/* First make sure "dev" is an HDLC device */
+	if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_WAN_HDLC)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
 
 	if (!net_eq(dev_net(dev), &init_net)) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);