diff --git a/net/mac80211/trace.h b/net/mac80211/trace.h
index 5cf8f4ea077f..56c6d6cfa5a1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/trace.h
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 			__field(u32, chan_width)					\
 			__field(u32, center_freq1)					\
 			__field(u32, center_freq2)
-#define CHANDEF_ASSIGN(c)								\
-			__entry->control_freq = (c)->chan ? (c)->chan->center_freq : 0;	\
-			__entry->chan_width = (c)->width;				\
-			__entry->center_freq1 = (c)->center_freq1;			\
-			__entry->center_freq2 = (c)->center_freq2;
+#define CHANDEF_ASSIGN(c)							\
+			__entry->control_freq = (c) ? ((c)->chan ? (c)->chan->center_freq : 0) : 0;	\
+			__entry->chan_width = (c) ? (c)->width : 0;			\
+			__entry->center_freq1 = (c) ? (c)->center_freq1 : 0;		\
+			__entry->center_freq2 = (c) ? (c)->center_freq2 : 0;
 #define CHANDEF_PR_FMT	" control:%d MHz width:%d center: %d/%d MHz"
 #define CHANDEF_PR_ARG	__entry->control_freq, __entry->chan_width,			\
 			__entry->center_freq1, __entry->center_freq2