diff --git a/core/rtw_xmit.c b/core/rtw_xmit.c
index eb6cbe2..90e2153 100644
--- a/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -2017,7 +2017,9 @@ s32 rtw_txframes_sta_ac_pending(_adapter *padapter, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
 
 	}
 
-	return ptxservq->qcnt;
+	if (ptxservq)
+		return ptxservq->qcnt;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TDLS