diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c
index 53f8e8f8959a..1d9efc4682c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_mon.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2019-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include "dp_mon.h"
@@ -2303,7 +2303,6 @@ ath12k_dp_mon_rx_update_user_stats(struct ath12k *ar,
 				   struct hal_rx_mon_ppdu_info *ppdu_info,
 				   u32 uid)
 {
-	struct ath12k_sta *ahsta;
 	struct ath12k_link_sta *arsta;
 	struct ath12k_rx_peer_stats *rx_stats = NULL;
 	struct hal_rx_user_status *user_stats = &ppdu_info->userstats[uid];
@@ -2321,10 +2320,14 @@ ath12k_dp_mon_rx_update_user_stats(struct ath12k *ar,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ahsta = ath12k_sta_to_ahsta(peer->sta);
-	arsta = &ahsta->deflink;
-	rx_stats = arsta->rx_stats;
+	arsta = ath12k_peer_get_link_sta(ar->ab, peer);
+	if (!arsta) {
+		ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "link sta not found on peer %pM id %d\n",
+			    peer->addr, peer->peer_id);
+		return;
+	}
 
+	rx_stats = arsta->rx_stats;
 	if (!rx_stats)
 		return;
 
@@ -2429,7 +2432,6 @@ int ath12k_dp_mon_rx_process_stats(struct ath12k *ar, int mac_id,
 	struct dp_srng *mon_dst_ring;
 	struct hal_srng *srng;
 	struct dp_rxdma_mon_ring *buf_ring;
-	struct ath12k_sta *ahsta = NULL;
 	struct ath12k_link_sta *arsta;
 	struct ath12k_peer *peer;
 	u64 cookie;
@@ -2499,8 +2501,15 @@ int ath12k_dp_mon_rx_process_stats(struct ath12k *ar, int mac_id,
 			}
 
 			if (ppdu_info->reception_type == HAL_RX_RECEPTION_TYPE_SU) {
-				ahsta = ath12k_sta_to_ahsta(peer->sta);
-				arsta = &ahsta->deflink;
+				arsta = ath12k_peer_get_link_sta(ar->ab, peer);
+				if (!arsta) {
+					ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "link sta not found on peer %pM id %d\n",
+						    peer->addr, peer->peer_id);
+					spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
+					rcu_read_unlock();
+					dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+					continue;
+				}
 				ath12k_dp_mon_rx_update_peer_su_stats(ar, arsta,
 								      ppdu_info);
 			} else if ((ppdu_info->fc_valid) &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
index dad35bfd83f6..eae85849c88f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
@@ -1362,7 +1362,6 @@ ath12k_update_per_peer_tx_stats(struct ath12k *ar,
 	struct ath12k_base *ab = ar->ab;
 	struct ath12k_peer *peer;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
-	struct ath12k_sta *ahsta;
 	struct ath12k_link_sta *arsta;
 	struct htt_ppdu_stats_user_rate *user_rate;
 	struct ath12k_per_peer_tx_stats *peer_stats = &ar->peer_tx_stats;
@@ -1444,8 +1443,12 @@ ath12k_update_per_peer_tx_stats(struct ath12k *ar,
 	}
 
 	sta = peer->sta;
-	ahsta = ath12k_sta_to_ahsta(sta);
-	arsta = &ahsta->deflink;
+	arsta = ath12k_peer_get_link_sta(ab, peer);
+	if (!arsta) {
+		spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return;
+	}
 
 	memset(&arsta->txrate, 0, sizeof(arsta->txrate));
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h
index 5870ee11a8c7..7474053f54b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef ATH12K_PEER_H
@@ -90,5 +90,30 @@ struct ath12k_peer *ath12k_peer_find_by_ast(struct ath12k_base *ab, int ast_hash
 int ath12k_peer_ml_create(struct ath12k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 int ath12k_peer_ml_delete(struct ath12k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 int ath12k_peer_mlo_link_peers_delete(struct ath12k_vif *ahvif, struct ath12k_sta *ahsta);
+static inline
+struct ath12k_link_sta *ath12k_peer_get_link_sta(struct ath12k_base *ab,
+						 struct ath12k_peer *peer)
+{
+	struct ath12k_sta *ahsta;
+	struct ath12k_link_sta *arsta;
+
+	if (!peer->sta)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ahsta = ath12k_sta_to_ahsta(peer->sta);
+	if (peer->ml_id & ATH12K_PEER_ML_ID_VALID) {
+		if (!(ahsta->links_map & BIT(peer->link_id))) {
+			ath12k_warn(ab, "peer %pM id %d link_id %d can't found in STA link_map 0x%x\n",
+				    peer->addr, peer->peer_id, peer->link_id, ahsta->links_map);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		arsta = rcu_dereference(ahsta->link[peer->link_id]);
+		if (!arsta)
+			return NULL;
+	} else {
+		arsta =  &ahsta->deflink;
+	}
+	return arsta;
+}
 
 #endif /* _PEER_H_ */
