diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index ca61d3796cef..3259b8841544 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -2021,6 +2021,12 @@ static int iwl4965_tx_status_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					   agg->frame_count, txq_id, idx);
 
 			hdr = iwl_tx_queue_get_hdr(priv, txq_id, idx);
+			if (!hdr) {
+				IWL_ERR(priv,
+					"BUG_ON idx doesn't point to valid skb"
+					" idx=%d, txq_id=%d\n", idx, txq_id);
+				return -1;
+			}
 
 			sc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl);
 			if (idx != (SEQ_TO_SN(sc) & 0xff)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index 1d539e3b8db1..a6391c7fea53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -1163,6 +1163,12 @@ static int iwl5000_tx_status_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					   agg->frame_count, txq_id, idx);
 
 			hdr = iwl_tx_queue_get_hdr(priv, txq_id, idx);
+			if (!hdr) {
+				IWL_ERR(priv,
+					"BUG_ON idx doesn't point to valid skb"
+					" idx=%d, txq_id=%d\n", idx, txq_id);
+				return -1;
+			}
 
 			sc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl);
 			if (idx != (SEQ_TO_SN(sc) & 0xff)) {