diff --git a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 4a11178..2e08234 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2810,6 +2810,8 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_set_probe_req_wpsp2pie(_adapter *padapter, char *buf, in
 	RTW_INFO("%s, ielen=%d\n", __func__, len);
 #endif
 
+	if (!pmlmepriv)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (len > 0) {
 		wps_ie = rtw_get_wps_ie(buf, len, NULL, &wps_ielen);
 		if (wps_ie) {