diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
index 49fbf20a546c..49baa3e0a3e7 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
@@ -2828,6 +2828,11 @@ int wma_link_status_event_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *cmd_param_info,
 						param_buf->fixed_param;
 	ht_info = (wmi_vdev_rate_ht_info *) param_buf->ht_info;
 
+	if (!ht_info) {
+		wma_err("Invalid ht_info");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	WMA_LOGD("num_vdev_stats: %d", event->num_vdev_stats);
 
 	if (event->num_vdev_stats > ((WMI_SVC_MSG_MAX_SIZE -