diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index e83582b2c377..d43204ee330e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -7085,6 +7085,9 @@ static void ieee80211_ml_reconfiguration(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		control = le16_to_cpu(prof->control);
 		link_id = control & IEEE80211_MLE_STA_RECONF_CONTROL_LINK_ID;
 
+		if (link_id >= IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS)
+			continue;
+
 		removed_links |= BIT(link_id);
 
 		/* the MAC address should not be included, but handle it */