diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index e789c6e9938cb60e62a918b2f5e2083af7251591..a111bda392e2084115c4738296e1873bf385ab21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ static bool mac80211_hwsim_tx_frame(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			continue;
 
 		if (!data2->started || !hwsim_ps_rx_ok(data2, skb) ||
+		    !data->channel || !data2->channel ||
 		    data->channel->center_freq != data2->channel->center_freq ||
 		    !(data->group & data2->group))
 			continue;