diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c
index 3585a9674adc..583724c31099 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ void mt7996_mac_sta_deinit_link(struct mt7996_dev *dev,
 		list_del_init(&msta_link->rc_list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&dev->mt76.sta_poll_lock);
 
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->mt76.wcid[msta_link->wcid.idx], NULL);
 	mt76_wcid_cleanup(&dev->mt76, &msta_link->wcid);
 	mt76_wcid_mask_clear(dev->mt76.wcid_mask, msta_link->wcid.idx);
 }