diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index d8143409da60..30cbafbd17c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1994,8 +1994,10 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_inform_ibss_bss(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 				  CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_UNKNOWN,
 				  bss_info.bssid, 0, WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS,
 				  0, ie_buf, ie_len, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
-	memcpy(priv->cfg_bssid, bss_info.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+	if (bss) {
+		cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
+		ether_addr_copy(priv->cfg_bssid, bss_info.bssid);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index 5847863a2d6b..3675730fc3b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1839,14 +1839,18 @@ mwifiex_parse_single_response_buf(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 **bss_info,
 					    bssid, timestamp,
 					    cap_info_bitmap, beacon_period,
 					    ie_buf, ie_len, rssi, GFP_KERNEL);
-			bss_priv = (struct mwifiex_bss_priv *)bss->priv;
-			bss_priv->band = band;
-			bss_priv->fw_tsf = fw_tsf;
-			if (priv->media_connected &&
-			    !memcmp(bssid, priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor
-				    .mac_address, ETH_ALEN))
-				mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(priv, bss);
-			cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
+			if (bss) {
+				bss_priv = (struct mwifiex_bss_priv *)bss->priv;
+				bss_priv->band = band;
+				bss_priv->fw_tsf = fw_tsf;
+				if (priv->media_connected &&
+				    !memcmp(bssid, priv->curr_bss_params.
+					    bss_descriptor.mac_address,
+					    ETH_ALEN))
+					mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(priv,
+								       bss);
+				cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
+			}
 
 			if ((chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR) ||
 			    (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IR)) {