diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index cd8e7206f..846b546cd 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -580,8 +580,12 @@ static void
 nvmf_rdma_dump_request(struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_request *req)
 {
 	SPDK_ERRLOG("\t\tRequest Data From Pool: %d\n", req->data_from_pool);
-	SPDK_ERRLOG("\t\tRequest opcode: %d\n", req->req.cmd->nvmf_cmd.opcode);
-	SPDK_ERRLOG("\t\tRequest recv wr_id%lu\n", req->recv->wr.wr_id);
+	if (req->req.cmd) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("\t\tRequest opcode: %d\n", req->req.cmd->nvmf_cmd.opcode);
+	}
+	if (req->recv) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("\t\tRequest recv wr_id%lu\n", req->recv->wr.wr_id);
+	}
 }
 
 static void