diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 80ce527..4e53c4c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@
 #define dot11MeshHoldingTimeout(s) (s->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHoldingTimeout)
 #define dot11MeshMaxPeerLinks(s) (s->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshMaxPeerLinks)
 
-#define sta_meets_rssi_threshold(sta, sdata) \
+/* We only need a valid sta if user configured a minimum rssi_threshold. */
+#define rssi_threshold_check(sta, sdata) \
 		(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.rssi_threshold == 0 ||\
-		(s8) -ewma_read(&sta->avg_signal) > \
-		sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.rssi_threshold)
+		(sta && (s8) -ewma_read(&sta->avg_signal) > \
+		sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.rssi_threshold))
 
 enum plink_event {
 	PLINK_UNDEFINED,
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@
 			sta->plink_state == NL80211_PLINK_LISTEN &&
 			sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks &&
 			sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.auto_open_plinks &&
-			sta_meets_rssi_threshold(sta, sdata))
+			rssi_threshold_check(sta, sdata))
 		mesh_plink_open(sta);
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -538,9 +539,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if (ftype == WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_OPEN &&
-	    !sta_meets_rssi_threshold(sta, sdata)) {
+	    !rssi_threshold_check(sta, sdata)) {
 		mpl_dbg("Mesh plink: %pM does not meet rssi threshold\n",
-			sta->sta.addr);
+			mgmt->sa);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
 	}