diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c
index bc6b6fc2d6f5..9795ac27f28f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c
@@ -2400,11 +2400,18 @@ void mt7925_mcu_bss_rlm_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct mt76_phy *phy,
 {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef = ctx ? &ctx->def :
 						  &link_conf->chanreq.oper;
-	int freq1 = chandef->center_freq1, freq2 = chandef->center_freq2;
-	enum nl80211_band band = chandef->chan->band;
 	struct bss_rlm_tlv *req;
+	enum nl80211_band band;
+	int freq1, freq2;
 	struct tlv *tlv;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!chandef || !chandef->chan))
+		return;
+
+	freq1 = chandef->center_freq1;
+	freq2 = chandef->center_freq2;
+	band = chandef->chan->band;
+
 	tlv = mt76_connac_mcu_add_tlv(skb, UNI_BSS_INFO_RLM, sizeof(*req));
 	req = (struct bss_rlm_tlv *)tlv;
 	req->control_channel = chandef->chan->hw_value;
@@ -2542,8 +2549,8 @@ mt7925_get_phy_mode_ext(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			enum nl80211_band band,
 			struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_sta)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_he_6ghz_capa *he_6ghz_capa;
-	const struct ieee80211_sta_eht_cap *eht_cap;
+	struct ieee80211_he_6ghz_capa *he_6ghz_capa = NULL;
+	const struct ieee80211_sta_eht_cap *eht_cap = NULL;
 	__le16 capa = 0;
 	u8 mode = 0;
 
@@ -2551,11 +2558,18 @@ mt7925_get_phy_mode_ext(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		he_6ghz_capa = &link_sta->he_6ghz_capa;
 		eht_cap = &link_sta->eht_cap;
 	} else {
+		const struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap *he_cap;
 		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 
 		sband = phy->hw->wiphy->bands[band];
-		capa = ieee80211_get_he_6ghz_capa(sband, vif->type);
-		he_6ghz_capa = (struct ieee80211_he_6ghz_capa *)&capa;
+
+		he_cap = (band == NL80211_BAND_6GHZ) ?
+			 ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap(sband, vif->type) : NULL;
+
+		if (he_cap) {
+			capa = ieee80211_get_he_6ghz_capa(sband, vif->type);
+			he_6ghz_capa = (struct ieee80211_he_6ghz_capa *)&capa;
+		}
 
 		eht_cap = ieee80211_get_eht_iftype_cap(sband, vif->type);
 	}