diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/Hal8188ERateAdaptive.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/Hal8188ERateAdaptive.c
index 15a176596305..2633a13b4e58 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/Hal8188ERateAdaptive.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/Hal8188ERateAdaptive.c
@@ -659,11 +659,11 @@ void ODM_RA_UpdateRateInfo_8188E(struct odm_dm_struct *dm_odm, u8 macid, u8 Rate
 {
 	struct odm_ra_info *pRaInfo = NULL;
 
+	if ((NULL == dm_odm) || (macid >= ASSOCIATE_ENTRY_NUM))
+		return;
 	ODM_RT_TRACE(dm_odm, ODM_COMP_RATE_ADAPTIVE, ODM_DBG_LOUD,
 		     ("macid =%d RateID = 0x%x RateMask = 0x%x SGIEnable =%d\n",
 		     macid, RateID, RateMask, SGIEnable));
-	if ((NULL == dm_odm) || (macid >= ASSOCIATE_ENTRY_NUM))
-		return;
 
 	pRaInfo = &(dm_odm->RAInfo[macid]);
 	pRaInfo->RateID = RateID;
@@ -676,10 +676,10 @@ void ODM_RA_SetRSSI_8188E(struct odm_dm_struct *dm_odm, u8 macid, u8 Rssi)
 {
 	struct odm_ra_info *pRaInfo = NULL;
 
-	ODM_RT_TRACE(dm_odm, ODM_COMP_RATE_ADAPTIVE, ODM_DBG_TRACE,
-		     (" macid =%d Rssi =%d\n", macid, Rssi));
 	if ((NULL == dm_odm) || (macid >= ASSOCIATE_ENTRY_NUM))
 		return;
+	ODM_RT_TRACE(dm_odm, ODM_COMP_RATE_ADAPTIVE, ODM_DBG_TRACE,
+		     (" macid =%d Rssi =%d\n", macid, Rssi));
 
 	pRaInfo = &(dm_odm->RAInfo[macid]);
 	pRaInfo->RssiStaRA = Rssi;