diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c
index 16d1b51536..d344190208 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/src/src/ap/ucode.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ hostapd_ucode_update_bss_list(struct hostapd_iface *iface, uc_value_t *if_bss, u
 	int i;
 
 	list = ucv_array_new(vm);
-	for (i = 0; i < iface->num_bss; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; iface->bss && i < iface->num_bss; i++) {
 		struct hostapd_data *hapd = iface->bss[i];
 		uc_value_t *val = hostapd_ucode_bss_get_uval(hapd);