diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
index 9d5b9df29c35..3ec71f52e8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
@@ -1260,13 +1260,15 @@ static int ath10k_wmi_tlv_svc_avail_parse(struct ath10k *ar, u16 tag, u16 len,
 
 	switch (tag) {
 	case WMI_TLV_TAG_STRUCT_SERVICE_AVAILABLE_EVENT:
+		arg->service_map_ext_valid = true;
 		arg->service_map_ext_len = *(__le32 *)ptr;
 		arg->service_map_ext = ptr + sizeof(__le32);
 		return 0;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	return -EPROTO;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_svc_avail(struct ath10k *ar,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 2675174cc4fe..91604a14a8f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -5659,8 +5659,13 @@ void ath10k_wmi_event_service_available(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    ret);
 	}
 
-	ath10k_wmi_map_svc_ext(ar, arg.service_map_ext, ar->wmi.svc_map,
-			       __le32_to_cpu(arg.service_map_ext_len));
+	/*
+	 * Initialization of "arg.service_map_ext_valid" to ZERO is necessary
+	 * for the below logic to work.
+	 */
+	if (arg.service_map_ext_valid)
+		ath10k_wmi_map_svc_ext(ar, arg.service_map_ext, ar->wmi.svc_map,
+				       __le32_to_cpu(arg.service_map_ext_len));
 }
 
 static int ath10k_wmi_event_temperature(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
index e80dbe7e8f4c..761bc4a7064d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
@@ -6857,6 +6857,7 @@ struct wmi_svc_rdy_ev_arg {
 };
 
 struct wmi_svc_avail_ev_arg {
+	bool service_map_ext_valid;
 	__le32 service_map_ext_len;
 	const __le32 *service_map_ext;
 };