diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 69aa623163c6d75109ed66ff169d5df71f854ccc..f7fdfe710951faa1c9402cfd8d71ced290864f3e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -4125,6 +4125,8 @@ static bool ieee80211_rx_data_set_sta(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
 		if (!rx->sdata)
 			rx->sdata = sta->sdata;
 		rx->link_sta = &sta->deflink;
+	} else {
+		rx->link_sta = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (link_id < 0)