diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c
index 70a830132a37f72c8ce3f132653d534ee7986c5c..5cc3e4d75c4f903b658a8747c9f211526cc5d71d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ mt76_tx(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, qid);
 	}
 
-	if (!(wcid->tx_info & MT_WCID_TX_INFO_SET))
+	if (wcid && !(wcid->tx_info & MT_WCID_TX_INFO_SET))
 		ieee80211_get_tx_rates(info->control.vif, sta, skb,
 				       info->control.rates, 1);