diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
index 75772979f438..d0c522909e98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
@@ -1716,6 +1716,16 @@ void mt76_wcid_cleanup(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_wcid *wcid)
 
 	idr_destroy(&wcid->pktid);
 
+	/* Remove from sta_poll_list to prevent list corruption after reset.
+	 * Without this, mt76_reset_device() reinitializes sta_poll_list but
+	 * leaves wcid->poll_list with stale pointers, causing list corruption
+	 * when mt76_wcid_add_poll() checks list_empty().
+	 */
+	spin_lock_bh(&dev->sta_poll_lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&wcid->poll_list))
+		list_del_init(&wcid->poll_list);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->sta_poll_lock);
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&phy->tx_lock);
 
 	if (!list_empty(&wcid->tx_list))