diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 69fcfa930791..413937824764 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -1429,10 +1429,15 @@ out_err:
 static void iwl_pcie_rx_handle(struct iwl_trans *trans, int queue)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
-	struct iwl_rxq *rxq = &trans_pcie->rxq[queue];
+	struct iwl_rxq *rxq;
 	u32 r, i, count = 0;
 	bool emergency = false;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!trans_pcie->rxq || !trans_pcie->rxq[queue].bd))
+		return;
+
+	rxq = &trans_pcie->rxq[queue];
+
 restart:
 	spin_lock(&rxq->lock);
 	/* uCode's read index (stored in shared DRAM) indicates the last Rx