diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index d5c56eb9e985f3be8d8270b5b2b9fbd6f57e6b1a..d8de432d46a204abafd0709844ebd6180a359916 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ int mwifiex_enable_hs(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 
 	if (priv && priv->sched_scanning) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-		if (!priv->wdev.wiphy->wowlan_config->nd_config) {
+		if (priv->wdev.wiphy->wowlan_config &&
+		    !priv->wdev.wiphy->wowlan_config->nd_config) {
 #endif
 			mwifiex_dbg(adapter, CMD, "aborting bgscan!\n");
 			mwifiex_stop_bg_scan(priv);