diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
index c553b7a50eea..d6f241fed724 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_internal.h
@@ -74,24 +74,26 @@ while (0)
 #ifndef DISABLE_DP_STATS
 #define DP_STATS_INC(_handle, _field, _delta) \
 { \
-	_handle->stats._field += _delta; \
+	if (likely(_handle)) \
+		_handle->stats._field += _delta; \
 }
 
 #define DP_STATS_INCC(_handle, _field, _delta, _cond) \
 { \
-	if (_cond) { \
+	if (_cond && likely(_handle)) \
 		_handle->stats._field += _delta; \
-	} \
 }
 
 #define DP_STATS_DEC(_handle, _field, _delta) \
 { \
-	_handle->stats._field -= _delta; \
+	if (likely(_handle)) \
+		_handle->stats._field -= _delta; \
 }
 
 #define DP_STATS_UPD(_handle, _field, _delta) \
 { \
-	_handle->stats._field = _delta; \
+	if (likely(_handle)) \
+		_handle->stats._field = _delta; \
 }
 
 #define DP_STATS_INC_PKT(_handle, _field, _count, _bytes) \
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
index 42b8877d61ad..862655d4df79 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ done:
 			DP_STATS_INC_PKT(peer, rx.to_stack, 1,
 					pkt_len);
 
-			if ((pdev->enhanced_stats_en) &&
+			if ((pdev->enhanced_stats_en) && likely(peer) &&
 				hal_rx_attn_first_mpdu_get(rx_tlv_hdr)) {
 				if (soc->cdp_soc.ol_ops->update_dp_stats) {
 					soc->cdp_soc.ol_ops->update_dp_stats(