diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_module.c b/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
index e2ede6d9157a..26cdb601c18e 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_module.c
@@ -3004,6 +3004,11 @@ qdf_freq_t wlansap_get_chan_band_restrict(struct sap_context *sap_ctx)
 		return 0;
 
 	mac = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_PE);
+	if (!mac) {
+		sap_err("Invalid MAC context");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (ucfg_reg_get_curr_band(mac->pdev, &band) != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		sap_err("Failed to get current band config");
 		return 0;