diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
index 994ec48b2f669588dbfe46c69611aad47aaebfbe..1ed36705f2da88651ac027d85be4e2a3940d04c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static void ath9k_htc_fw_panic_report(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
  * HTC Messages are handled directly here and the obtained SKB
  * is freed.
  *
- * Service messages (Data, WMI) passed to the corresponding
+ * Service messages (Data, WMI) are passed to the corresponding
  * endpoint RX handlers, which have to free the SKB.
  */
 void ath9k_htc_rx_msg(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ void ath9k_htc_rx_msg(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
 		if (endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx)
 			endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx(endpoint->ep_callbacks.priv,
 						  skb, epid);
+		else
+			goto invalid;
 	}
 }