diff --git a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
index a30d7076a4b..348c78e8e44 100644
--- a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
+++ b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ static int rpmsg_socket_wakeup(FAR struct rpmsg_socket_conn_s *conn)
   uint32_t space;
   int ret = 0;
 
+  if (!conn->ept.rdev)
+    {
+      return ret;
+    }
+
   space = conn->recvpos - conn->lastpos;
 
   if (space > circbuf_size(&conn->recvbuf) / 2)