diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-4965-rs.c
index 24d149909ba346e4e02fb38e3db262cb5a5ba5e2..9b65153bdd018800a4d43a4d8184486bb7afbb3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-4965-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-4965-rs.c
@@ -2275,6 +2275,9 @@ iwl4965_rs_get_rate(void *priv_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
 	if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
 		return;
 
+	if (!lq_sta)
+		return;
+
 	rate_idx  = lq_sta->last_txrate_idx;
 
 	if (lq_sta->last_rate_n_flags & RATE_MCS_HT_MSK) {