diff --git a/sys/dev/ral/rt2860.c b/sys/dev/ral/rt2860.c
index 4b01c9924a9d..a4e049b6fe97 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ral/rt2860.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ral/rt2860.c
@@ -1092,10 +1092,12 @@ rt2860_drain_stats_fifo(struct rt2860_softc *sc)
 		DPRINTFN(4, ("tx stat 0x%08x\n", stat));
 
 		wcid = (stat >> RT2860_TXQ_WCID_SHIFT) & 0xff;
+		if (wcid > RT2860_WCID_MAX)
+			continue;
 		ni = sc->wcid2ni[wcid];
 
 		/* if no ACK was requested, no feedback is available */
-		if (!(stat & RT2860_TXQ_ACKREQ) || wcid == 0xff || ni == NULL)
+		if (!(stat & RT2860_TXQ_ACKREQ) || ni == NULL)
 			continue;
 
 		/* update per-STA AMRR stats */
diff --git a/sys/dev/ral/rt2860var.h b/sys/dev/ral/rt2860var.h
index 25953c90850c..a8c2673cc8a6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ral/rt2860var.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ral/rt2860var.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct rt2860_softc {
 #define RT2860_PCIE		(1 << 2)
 #define	RT2860_RUNNING		(1 << 3)
 
-	struct ieee80211_node		*wcid2ni[RT2860_WCID_MAX];
+	struct ieee80211_node		*wcid2ni[RT2860_WCID_MAX + 1];
 
 	struct rt2860_tx_ring		txq[6];
 	struct rt2860_rx_ring		rxq;