diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
index 2d9c686833..c7e0e6f93b 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@ dp_rx_mlo_peer_map_handler(struct dp_soc *soc, uint16_t peer_id,
 	 * If AST offload and host AST DB is enabled, populate AST entries on
 	 * host based on mlo peer map event from FW
 	 */
-	if (soc->ast_offload_support && soc->host_ast_db_enable) {
+	if (peer && soc->ast_offload_support && soc->host_ast_db_enable) {
 		dp_peer_host_add_map_ast(primary_soc, ml_peer_id, peer_mac_addr,
 					 hw_peer_id, vdev_id,
 					 ast_hash, is_wds);
@@ -2814,7 +2814,7 @@ dp_rx_peer_map_handler(struct dp_soc *soc, uint16_t peer_id,
 	 * If AST offload and host AST DB is enabled, populate AST entries on
 	 * host based on peer map event from FW
 	 */
-	if (soc->ast_offload_support && soc->host_ast_db_enable) {
+	if (peer && soc->ast_offload_support && soc->host_ast_db_enable) {
 		dp_peer_host_add_map_ast(soc, peer_id, peer_mac_addr,
 					 hw_peer_id, vdev_id,
 					 ast_hash, is_wds);