diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 49b71453dec3..f3d6c3e4c970 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ void sta_info_free(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sta_info *sta)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sta->link); i++) {
-		if (!(sta->sta.valid_links & BIT(i)))
+		struct link_sta_info *link_sta;
+
+		link_sta = rcu_access_pointer(sta->link[i]);
+		if (!link_sta)
 			continue;
 
 		sta_remove_link(sta, i, false);