diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 687077e49dc6ecaa44648db98a25138a12c14fd2..e356ff80671ace364cefd8acb6d6ad5b6d86f0c3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct sta_info *sta_info_get_bss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_mtx));
 	while (sta) {
 		if ((sta->sdata == sdata ||
-		     sta->sdata->bss == sdata->bss) &&
+		     (sta->sdata->bss && sta->sdata->bss == sdata->bss)) &&
 		    memcmp(sta->sta.addr, addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
 			break;
 		sta = rcu_dereference_check(sta->hnext,