diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 677a78f72b0e..7b0ad66cf587 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -9384,6 +9384,16 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	params.link_sta_params.link_id =
 		nl80211_link_id_or_invalid(info->attrs);
 
+	if (wdev->valid_links) {
+		if (params.link_sta_params.link_id < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (!(wdev->valid_links & BIT(params.link_sta_params.link_id)))
+			return -ENOLINK;
+	} else {
+		if (params.link_sta_params.link_id >= 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MLD_ADDR]) {
 		mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MLD_ADDR]);
 		params.link_sta_params.mld_mac = mac_addr;
@@ -9656,27 +9666,10 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	/* be aware of params.vlan when changing code here */
 
-	if (wdev->valid_links) {
-		if (params.link_sta_params.link_id < 0) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		if (!(wdev->valid_links & BIT(params.link_sta_params.link_id))) {
-			err = -ENOLINK;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (params.link_sta_params.link_id >= 0) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	params.epp_peer =
 		nla_get_flag(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_EPP_PEER]);
 
 	err = rdev_add_station(rdev, wdev, mac_addr, &params);
-out:
 	dev_put(params.vlan);
 	return err;
 }