diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index fea4d3437..0454bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -1852,12 +1852,18 @@
 	    mvmvif->ap_sta_id != IWL_MVM_STATION_COUNT) {
 		u8 sta_id = mvmvif->ap_sta_id;
 
+		sta = rcu_dereference_check(mvm->fw_id_to_mac_id[sta_id],
+					    lockdep_is_held(&mvm->mutex));
+
 		/*
 		 * It is possible that the 'sta' parameter is NULL,
 		 * for example when a GTK is removed - the sta_id will then
 		 * be the AP ID, and no station was passed by mac80211.
 		 */
-		return iwl_mvm_sta_from_staid_protected(mvm, sta_id);
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sta))
+			return NULL;
+
+		return iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 	}
 
 	return NULL;