diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index ded094b6b63d..bc40242aaadd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -1442,7 +1442,8 @@ iwl_mvm_rcu_dereference_vif_id(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u8 vif_id, bool rcu)
 static inline struct ieee80211_bss_conf *
 iwl_mvm_rcu_fw_link_id_to_link_conf(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u8 link_id, bool rcu)
 {
-	if (WARN_ON(link_id >= ARRAY_SIZE(mvm->link_id_to_link_conf)))
+	if (IWL_FW_CHECK(mvm, link_id >= ARRAY_SIZE(mvm->link_id_to_link_conf),
+			 "erroneous FW link ID: %d\n", link_id))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (rcu)