diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index 048f1f329df8..504954865107 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -4035,6 +4035,7 @@ void wma_process_pdev_hw_mode_trans_ind(void *handle,
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 	tp_wma_handle wma = (tp_wma_handle) handle;
+
 	if (fixed_param->num_vdev_mac_entries > MAX_VDEV_SUPPORTED) {
 		WMA_LOGE("Number of Vdev mac entries %d exceeded"
 			 " max vdev supported %d",
@@ -4051,6 +4052,11 @@ void wma_process_pdev_hw_mode_trans_ind(void *handle,
 		fixed_param->new_hw_mode_index,
 		fixed_param->num_vdev_mac_entries);
 
+	if (!vdev_mac_entry) {
+		WMA_LOGE("Invalid vdev_mac_entry");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Store the vdev-mac map in WMA and send to policy manager */
 	for (i = 0; i < fixed_param->num_vdev_mac_entries; i++) {
 		uint32_t vdev_id, mac_id, pdev_id;