diff --git a/mac80211.c b/mac80211.c
index 79c84f4e..18b5de55 100644
--- a/mac80211.c
+++ b/mac80211.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,9 @@ void mt76_sta_pre_rcu_remove(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct mt76_wcid *wcid = (struct mt76_wcid *)sta->drv_priv;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mutex);
+	spin_lock_bh(&dev->status_lock);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->wcid[wcid->idx], NULL);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->status_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_sta_pre_rcu_remove);
diff --git a/tx.c b/tx.c
index 870c0fff..02067edc 100644
--- a/tx.c
+++ b/tx.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ mt76_tx_status_skb_add(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_wcid *wcid,
 
 	memset(cb, 0, sizeof(*cb));
 
-	if (!wcid)
+	if (!wcid || !rcu_access_pointer(dev->wcid[wcid->idx]))
 		return MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK;
 
 	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)