diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 38f20a370f2a..8dd93072f6e6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2006-2007	Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
  * Copyright 2007	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
  *
  * Transmit and frame generation functions.
  */
@@ -3682,7 +3682,8 @@ begin:
 encap_out:
 	IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.vif = vif;
 
-	if (wiphy_ext_feature_isset(local->hw.wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_AQL)) {
+	if (vif &&
+	    wiphy_ext_feature_isset(local->hw.wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_AQL)) {
 		u32 airtime;
 
 		airtime = ieee80211_calc_expected_tx_airtime(hw, vif, txq->sta,