diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index fc9286afe3c9..912977bf3ec8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -4781,11 +4781,10 @@ static int nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask(struct genl_info *info,
 		       sband->ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask,
 		       sizeof(mask->control[i].ht_mcs));
 
-		if (!sband->vht_cap.vht_supported)
-			continue;
-
-		vht_tx_mcs_map = le16_to_cpu(sband->vht_cap.vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map);
-		vht_build_mcs_mask(vht_tx_mcs_map, mask->control[i].vht_mcs);
+		if (sband->vht_cap.vht_supported) {
+			vht_tx_mcs_map = le16_to_cpu(sband->vht_cap.vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map);
+			vht_build_mcs_mask(vht_tx_mcs_map, mask->control[i].vht_mcs);
+		}
 
 		he_cap = ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap(sband, wdev->iftype);
 		if (!he_cap)