--- src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerengine.cpp
+++ src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerengine.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void QNetworkManagerEngine::newConnection(const QDBusObjectPath &path,
              if (i.value()->deviceType() == deviceType) {
                 QNetworkManagerInterfaceDeviceWired *wiredDevice
                         = wiredDevices.value(i.value()->path());
-                 if (wiredDevice->carrier()) {
+                 if (wiredDevice && wiredDevice->carrier()) {
                      cpPriv->state |= QNetworkConfiguration::Discovered;
                  }
              }