diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
index 70df3dcc3cf6444ff56d20b6b851cd6cc70b1c7d..d9233ec5061048b773d35e60bbeeee669efd1376 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ minstrel_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
 		sband = hw->wiphy->bands[i];
-		if (sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
+		if (sband && sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
 			max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
index 01d59a8e334ce832445c1c64ea3136c0bd373636..8bef9a1262ff33013e90231a1a09f32d29f7a0f3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void *rate_control_pid_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
 		sband = hw->wiphy->bands[i];
-		if (sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
+		if (sband && sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
 			max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
 	}