diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
index 2f6484e0d726..a372f32f4571 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
@@ -1768,9 +1768,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_tx_reclaim(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int sta_id, int tid,
 			       struct ieee80211_tx_info *ba_info, u32 rate)
 {
 	struct sk_buff_head reclaimed_skbs;
-	struct iwl_mvm_tid_data *tid_data;
+	struct iwl_mvm_tid_data *tid_data = NULL;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
-	struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta;
+	struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int freed;
 
@@ -1784,11 +1784,44 @@ static void iwl_mvm_tx_reclaim(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int sta_id, int tid,
 	sta = rcu_dereference(mvm->fw_id_to_mac_id[sta_id]);
 
 	/* Reclaiming frames for a station that has been deleted ? */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sta))) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!sta)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
 	}
 
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&reclaimed_skbs);
+
+	/*
+	 * Release all TFDs before the SSN, i.e. all TFDs in front of
+	 * block-ack window (we assume that they've been successfully
+	 * transmitted ... if not, it's too late anyway).
+	 */
+	iwl_trans_reclaim(mvm->trans, txq, index, &reclaimed_skbs);
+
+	skb_queue_walk(&reclaimed_skbs, skb) {
+		struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+
+		iwl_trans_free_tx_cmd(mvm->trans, info->driver_data[1]);
+
+		memset(&info->status, 0, sizeof(info->status));
+		/* Packet was transmitted successfully, failures come as single
+		 * frames because before failing a frame the firmware transmits
+		 * it without aggregation at least once.
+		 */
+		info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * It's possible to get a BA response after invalidating the rcu (rcu is
+	 * invalidated in order to prevent new Tx from being sent, but there may
+	 * be some frames already in-flight).
+	 * In this case we just want to reclaim, and could skip all the
+	 * sta-dependent stuff since it's in the middle of being removed
+	 * anyways.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ERR(sta))
+		goto out;
+
 	mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 	tid_data = &mvmsta->tid_data[tid];
 
@@ -1800,15 +1833,6 @@ static void iwl_mvm_tx_reclaim(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int sta_id, int tid,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&reclaimed_skbs);
-
-	/*
-	 * Release all TFDs before the SSN, i.e. all TFDs in front of
-	 * block-ack window (we assume that they've been successfully
-	 * transmitted ... if not, it's too late anyway).
-	 */
-	iwl_trans_reclaim(mvm->trans, txq, index, &reclaimed_skbs);
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&mvmsta->lock);
 
 	tid_data->next_reclaimed = index;
@@ -1832,15 +1856,6 @@ static void iwl_mvm_tx_reclaim(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int sta_id, int tid,
 		else
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(tid != IWL_MAX_TID_COUNT);
 
-		iwl_trans_free_tx_cmd(mvm->trans, info->driver_data[1]);
-
-		memset(&info->status, 0, sizeof(info->status));
-		/* Packet was transmitted successfully, failures come as single
-		 * frames because before failing a frame the firmware transmits
-		 * it without aggregation at least once.
-		 */
-		info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK;
-
 		/* this is the first skb we deliver in this batch */
 		/* put the rate scaling data there */
 		if (freed == 1) {
@@ -1917,8 +1932,14 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_ba_notif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb)
 		rcu_read_lock();
 
 		mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_staid_rcu(mvm, sta_id);
-		if (!mvmsta)
-			goto out_unlock;
+		/*
+		 * It's possible to get a BA response after invalidating the rcu
+		 * (rcu is invalidated in order to prevent new Tx from being
+		 * sent, but there may be some frames already in-flight).
+		 * In this case we just want to reclaim, and could skip all the
+		 * sta-dependent stuff since it's in the middle of being removed
+		 * anyways.
+		 */
 
 		/* Free per TID */
 		for (i = 0; i < le16_to_cpu(ba_res->tfd_cnt); i++) {
@@ -1929,7 +1950,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_ba_notif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb)
 			if (tid == IWL_MGMT_TID)
 				tid = IWL_MAX_TID_COUNT;
 
-			mvmsta->tid_data[i].lq_color = lq_color;
+			if (mvmsta)
+				mvmsta->tid_data[i].lq_color = lq_color;
+
 			iwl_mvm_tx_reclaim(mvm, sta_id, tid,
 					   (int)(le16_to_cpu(ba_tfd->q_num)),
 					   le16_to_cpu(ba_tfd->tfd_index),
@@ -1937,9 +1960,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_ba_notif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb)
 					   le32_to_cpu(ba_res->tx_rate));
 		}
 
-		iwl_mvm_tx_airtime(mvm, mvmsta,
-				   le32_to_cpu(ba_res->wireless_time));
-out_unlock:
+		if (mvmsta)
+			iwl_mvm_tx_airtime(mvm, mvmsta,
+					   le32_to_cpu(ba_res->wireless_time));
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 out:
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX_REPLY(mvm,
