diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
index cda164f6e9f62f87e36c40c96f5fb7586d87a94c..6f62ddc0494c346b6718cb3bea872feafe0d74e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ struct ath10k_peer *ath10k_peer_find_by_id(struct ath10k *ar, int peer_id)
 {
 	struct ath10k_peer *peer;
 
+	if (peer_id >= BITS_PER_TYPE(peer->peer_ids))
+		return NULL;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ar->data_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(peer, &ar->peers, list)