diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 87fddd84c621e..82d516d117385 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -709,7 +709,8 @@ void sta_set_rate_info_tx(struct sta_info *sta,
 		u16 brate;
 
 		sband = ieee80211_get_sband(sta->sdata);
-		if (sband) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(sband && !sband->bitrates);
+		if (sband && sband->bitrates) {
 			brate = sband->bitrates[rate->idx].bitrate;
 			rinfo->legacy = DIV_ROUND_UP(brate, 1 << shift);
 		}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index f2840d1d95cfb..fb4f2b9b294f0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,10 @@ static void sta_stats_decode_rate(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 rate,
 		int rate_idx = STA_STATS_GET(LEGACY_IDX, rate);
 
 		sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[band];
+
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!sband->bitrates))
+			break;
+
 		brate = sband->bitrates[rate_idx].bitrate;
 		if (rinfo->bw == RATE_INFO_BW_5)
 			shift = 2;