diff --git a/mt7996/main.c b/mt7996/main.c
index f52ee066..30ce40f3 100644
--- a/mt7996/main.c
+++ b/mt7996/main.c
@@ -996,16 +996,22 @@ mt7996_mac_sta_add_links(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			continue;
 
 		link_conf = link_conf_dereference_protected(vif, link_id);
-		if (!link_conf)
+		if (!link_conf) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto error_unlink;
+		}
 
 		link = mt7996_vif_link(dev, vif, link_id);
-		if (!link)
+		if (!link) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto error_unlink;
+		}
 
 		link_sta = link_sta_dereference_protected(sta, link_id);
-		if (!link_sta)
+		if (!link_sta) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto error_unlink;
+		}
 
 		err = mt7996_mac_sta_init_link(dev, link_conf, link_sta, link,
 					       link_id);