diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 379f178eab5f..1ff04f689d1f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -928,6 +928,9 @@ int ieee80211_request_sched_scan_start(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
+		if (!local->hw.wiphy->bands[i])
+			continue;
+
 		local->sched_scan_ies.ie[i] = kzalloc(2 +
 						      IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN +
 						      local->scan_ies_len +
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 64493a7bef1a..596db0c2a113 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -999,6 +999,8 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 	int ext_rates_len;
 
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[band];
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!sband))
+		return 0;
 
 	pos = buffer;