diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index f0d288f48eb5..bbaabf4410bf 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ static void pmo_core_enable_runtime_pm_offloads(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 	/* Iterate through VDEV list */
 	for (vdev_id = 0; vdev_id < WLAN_UMAC_PSOC_MAX_VDEVS; vdev_id++) {
 		vdev = pmo_psoc_get_vdev(psoc, vdev_id);
+		if (!vdev)
+			continue;
 		status = pmo_vdev_get_ref(vdev);
 		if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 			continue;
@@ -456,6 +458,8 @@ static void pmo_core_disable_runtime_pm_offloads(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 	/* Iterate through VDEV list */
 	for (vdev_id = 0; vdev_id < WLAN_UMAC_PSOC_MAX_VDEVS; vdev_id++) {
 		vdev = pmo_psoc_get_vdev(psoc, vdev_id);
+		if (!vdev)
+			continue;
 		status = pmo_vdev_get_ref(vdev);
 		if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 			continue;