diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
index e6e64d437c47aa43849176c6e959d031799ab120..17da39bd3ab4d2922c640b4a34fc5cbaf7cb6e35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ static int ath12k_dp_rx_frag_h_mpdu(struct ath12k *ar,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (frag_no > __fls(rx_tid->rx_frag_bitmap))
+	if ((!rx_tid->rx_frag_bitmap || frag_no > __fls(rx_tid->rx_frag_bitmap)))
 		__skb_queue_tail(&rx_tid->rx_frags, msdu);
 	else
 		ath12k_dp_rx_h_sort_frags(ab, &rx_tid->rx_frags, msdu);