diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
index b66f712e1b17b72c4b1782113c931d474ed22d9d..531e948b0e3ffbc3db9a177b0531cd6e89d43c04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -1303,6 +1303,9 @@ mt7996_mcu_sta_bfer_he(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	u8 nss_mcs = mt7996_mcu_get_sta_nss(mcs_map);
 	u8 snd_dim, sts;
 
+	if (!vc)
+		return;
+
 	bf->tx_mode = MT_PHY_TYPE_HE_SU;
 
 	mt7996_mcu_sta_sounding_rate(bf);