diff --git a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index af3e232..f499f38 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
-	if (pwdinfo->driver_interface == DRIVER_CFG80211) {
+	if (ssids && (pwdinfo->driver_interface == DRIVER_CFG80211)) {
 		if (_rtw_memcmp(ssids->ssid, "DIRECT-", 7) &&
 		    rtw_get_p2p_ie((u8 *)request->ie, request->ie_len, NULL, NULL)) {
 			if (rtw_p2p_chk_state(pwdinfo, P2P_STATE_NONE))