diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_debugfs.c
index 0ccba57fb9fb..05e4d68eb4cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_debugfs.c
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ out:
 
 void wl1251_debugfs_reset(struct wl1251 *wl)
 {
-	memset(wl->stats.fw_stats, 0, sizeof(*wl->stats.fw_stats));
+	if (wl->stats.fw_stats != NULL)
+		memset(wl->stats.fw_stats, 0, sizeof(*wl->stats.fw_stats));
 	wl->stats.retry_count = 0;
 	wl->stats.excessive_retries = 0;
 }