diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 2c13fa8f2820..6aedf5762571 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -2260,7 +2260,12 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_msix_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (inta_hw & MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_REG_WAKEUP) {
+	/*
+	 * In some rare cases when the HW is in a bad state, we may
+	 * get this interrupt too early, when prph_info is still NULL.
+	 * So make sure that it's not NULL to prevent crashing.
+	 */
+	if (inta_hw & MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_REG_WAKEUP && trans_pcie->prph_info) {
 		u32 sleep_notif =
 			le32_to_cpu(trans_pcie->prph_info->sleep_notif);
 		if (sleep_notif == IWL_D3_SLEEP_STATUS_SUSPEND ||