diff --git a/hif/src/hif_main.c b/hif/src/hif_main.c
index 55723e7895..b5140cc1e5 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_main.c
+++ b/hif/src/hif_main.c
@@ -1947,6 +1947,9 @@ qdf_nbuf_t hif_batch_send(struct hif_opaque_softc *osc, qdf_nbuf_t msdu,
 {
 	void *ce_tx_hdl = hif_get_ce_handle(osc, CE_HTT_TX_CE);
 
+	if (!ce_tx_hdl)
+		return NULL;
+
 	return ce_batch_send((struct CE_handle *)ce_tx_hdl, msdu, transfer_id,
 			len, sendhead);
 }