diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index f12e571d3581..2b42b1b1fe60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1918,6 +1918,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_mq_rss(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 	struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
 	u16 cmd = WIDE_ID(pkt->hdr.group_id, pkt->hdr.cmd);
 
+	if (unlikely(queue >= mvm->trans->num_rx_queues))
+		return;
+
 	if (unlikely(cmd == WIDE_ID(LEGACY_GROUP, FRAME_RELEASE)))
 		iwl_mvm_rx_frame_release(mvm, napi, rxb, queue);
 	else if (unlikely(cmd == WIDE_ID(DATA_PATH_GROUP,