diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 37299a7ca187..eb6ea26b390e 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,9 @@ static int vsock_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t read_actor)
 {
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!vsk->transport))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	return vsk->transport->read_skb(vsk, read_actor);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_bpf.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_bpf.c
index f201d9eca1df..07b96d56f3a5 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_bpf.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_bpf.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int vsock_bpf_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
 
-	if (!vsk->transport) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!vsk->transport)) {
 		copied = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}