diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
index f933896f2a68..6893466f61f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void ath12k_dp_peer_cleanup(struct ath12k *ar, int vdev_id, const u8 *addr)
 
 	ath12k_dp_rx_peer_tid_cleanup(ar, peer);
 	crypto_free_shash(peer->tfm_mmic);
+	peer->dp_setup_done = false;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
index 17da39bd3ab4..690a0107f0d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
@@ -2748,6 +2748,7 @@ int ath12k_dp_rx_peer_frag_setup(struct ath12k *ar, const u8 *peer_mac, int vdev
 	}
 
 	peer->tfm_mmic = tfm;
+	peer->dp_setup_done = true;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3214,6 +3215,14 @@ static int ath12k_dp_rx_frag_h_mpdu(struct ath12k *ar,
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
+
+	if (!peer->dp_setup_done) {
+		ath12k_warn(ab, "The peer %pM [%d] has uninitialized datapath\n",
+			    peer->addr, peer_id);
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	rx_tid = &peer->rx_tid[tid];
 
 	if ((!skb_queue_empty(&rx_tid->rx_frags) && seqno != rx_tid->cur_sn) ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h
index b296dc0e2f67..c6edb24cbedd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/peer.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct ath12k_peer {
 	struct ppdu_user_delayba ppdu_stats_delayba;
 	bool delayba_flag;
 	bool is_authorized;
+
+	/* protected by ab->data_lock */
+	bool dp_setup_done;
 };
 
 void ath12k_peer_unmap_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, u16 peer_id);