diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rx.c
index 8b0afaaffaa0..d9e11343d498 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rx.c
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ void rtw_rx_query_rx_desc(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev, void *rx_desc8,
 
 	pkt_stat->tsf_low = le32_get_bits(rx_desc->w5, RTW_RX_DESC_W5_TSFL);
 
+	if (unlikely(pkt_stat->rate >= DESC_RATE_MAX)) {
+		rtw_dbg(rtwdev, RTW_DBG_UNEXP,
+			"unexpected RX rate=0x%x\n", pkt_stat->rate);
+
+		pkt_stat->rate = DESC_RATE1M;
+		pkt_stat->bw = RTW_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20;
+	}
+
 	/* drv_info_sz is in unit of 8-bytes */
 	pkt_stat->drv_info_sz *= 8;