diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
index 3c50fc66bb4a..d2242d9f8441 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/net.c
@@ -880,6 +880,9 @@ static void show_link_netfilter(void)
 		nf_link_count++;
 	}
 
+	if (!nf_link_info)
+		return;
+
 	qsort(nf_link_info, nf_link_count, sizeof(*nf_link_info), netfilter_link_compar);
 
 	for (id = 0; id < nf_link_count; id++) {