diff --git a/mt7921/mcu.c b/mt7921/mcu.c
index d784c75d..58de7f32 100644
--- a/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -404,11 +404,10 @@ mt7921_mcu_tx_rate_report(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (wlan_idx >= MT76_N_WCIDS)
 		return;
+
 	wcid = rcu_dereference(dev->mt76.wcid[wlan_idx]);
-	if (!wcid) {
-		stats->tx_rate = rate;
+	if (!wcid)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	msta = container_of(wcid, struct mt7921_sta, wcid);
 	stats = &msta->stats;