diff --git a/mt7925/mac.c b/mt7925/mac.c
index a3909737..63340192 100644
--- a/mt7925/mac.c
+++ b/mt7925/mac.c
@@ -844,11 +844,14 @@ static void mt7925_tx_check_aggr(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	bool is_8023;
 	u16 fc, tid;
 
+	if (!sta)
+		return;
+
 	link_sta = rcu_dereference(sta->link[wcid->link_id]);
 	if (!link_sta)
 		return;
 
-	if (!sta || !(link_sta->ht_cap.ht_supported || link_sta->he_cap.has_he))
+	if (!(link_sta->ht_cap.ht_supported || link_sta->he_cap.has_he))
 		return;
 
 	tid = skb->priority & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;