diff --git a/mt7925/main.c b/mt7925/main.c
index 307850a58..7c485a1b0 100644
--- a/mt7925/main.c
+++ b/mt7925/main.c
@@ -993,18 +993,29 @@ mt7925_mac_set_links(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
 	struct mt792x_dev *dev = container_of(mdev, struct mt792x_dev, mt76);
 	struct mt792x_vif *mvif = (struct mt792x_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
-	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf =
-		mt792x_vif_to_bss_conf(vif, mvif->deflink_id);
-	struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef = &link_conf->chanreq.oper;
-	enum nl80211_band band = chandef->chan->band, secondary_band;
+	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf;
+	struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef;
+	enum nl80211_band band, secondary_band;
+	u16 sel_links;
+	u8 secondary_link_id;
+
+	link_conf = mt792x_vif_to_bss_conf(vif, mvif->deflink_id);
+	if (!link_conf)
+		return;
+
+	chandef = &link_conf->chanreq.oper;
+	band = chandef->chan->band;
 
-	u16 sel_links = mt76_select_links(vif, 2);
-	u8 secondary_link_id = __ffs(~BIT(mvif->deflink_id) & sel_links);
+	sel_links = mt76_select_links(vif, 2);
+	secondary_link_id = __ffs(~BIT(mvif->deflink_id) & sel_links);
 
 	if (!ieee80211_vif_is_mld(vif) || hweight16(sel_links) < 2)
 		return;
 
 	link_conf = mt792x_vif_to_bss_conf(vif, secondary_link_id);
+	if (!link_conf)
+		return;
+
 	secondary_band = link_conf->chanreq.oper.chan->band;
 
 	if (band == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ ||
@@ -1897,7 +1908,12 @@ static void mt7925_link_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf;
 
 	mconf = mt792x_vif_to_link(mvif, info->link_id);
+	if (!mconf)
+		return;
+
 	link_conf = mt792x_vif_to_bss_conf(vif, mconf->link_id);
+	if (!link_conf)
+		return;
 
 	mt792x_mutex_acquire(dev);
 
@@ -2101,9 +2117,14 @@ static int mt7925_assign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mld(vif)) {
 		mconf = mt792x_vif_to_link(mvif, link_conf->link_id);
+		if (!mconf) {
+			mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		pri_link_conf = mt792x_vif_to_bss_conf(vif, mvif->deflink_id);
 
-		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+		if (pri_link_conf && vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 		    mconf == &mvif->bss_conf)
 			mt7925_mcu_add_bss_info(&dev->phy, NULL, pri_link_conf,
 						NULL, true);
@@ -2132,6 +2153,10 @@ static void mt7925_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mld(vif)) {
 		mconf = mt792x_vif_to_link(mvif, link_conf->link_id);
+		if (!mconf) {
+			mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
+			return;
+		}
 
 		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 		    mconf == &mvif->bss_conf)