diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
index 411dfe7c7ff0..a6f1e8166008 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
@@ -3569,7 +3569,7 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_sched_scan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	if (!request || !request->n_ssids || !request->n_match_sets) {
 		WL_ERR("Invalid sched scan req!! n_ssids:%d\n",
-		       request->n_ssids);
+		       request ? request->n_ssids : 0);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}