diff --git a/mt7615/pci_mac.c b/mt7615/pci_mac.c
index 53cb1eed..0aca590f 100644
--- a/mt7615/pci_mac.c
+++ b/mt7615/pci_mac.c
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ int mt7615_tx_prepare_skb(struct mt76_dev *mdev, void *txwi_ptr,
 	int pid, id;
 	u8 *txwi = (u8 *)txwi_ptr;
 	struct mt76_txwi_cache *t;
-	struct mt7615_sta *msta;
+	struct mt7615_sta *msta = NULL;
 	void *txp;
 
-	msta = wcid ? container_of(wcid, struct mt7615_sta, wcid) : NULL;
+	if (wcid && wcid->sta)
+		msta = container_of(wcid, struct mt7615_sta, wcid);
 	if (!wcid)
 		wcid = &dev->mt76.global_wcid;
 
diff --git a/mt7615/usb_sdio.c b/mt7615/usb_sdio.c
index f4169de9..9525d806 100644
--- a/mt7615/usb_sdio.c
+++ b/mt7615/usb_sdio.c
@@ -187,10 +187,11 @@ int mt7663_usb_sdio_tx_prepare_skb(struct mt76_dev *mdev, void *txwi_ptr,
 	struct sk_buff *skb = tx_info->skb;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_key_conf *key = info->control.hw_key;
-	struct mt7615_sta *msta;
+	struct mt7615_sta *msta = NULL;
 	int pad, err, pktid;
 
-	msta = wcid ? container_of(wcid, struct mt7615_sta, wcid) : NULL;
+	if (wcid && wcid->sta)
+		msta = container_of(wcid, struct mt7615_sta, wcid);
 	if (!wcid)
 		wcid = &dev->mt76.global_wcid;