diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 23a44edcb11f7..cf3453b532d67 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -3991,19 +3991,20 @@ static int ieee80211_probe_client(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
+	sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, peer);
+	if (!sta) {
+		ret = -ENOLINK;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	qos = sta->sta.wme;
+
 	chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.bss_conf.chanctx_conf);
 	if (WARN_ON(!chanctx_conf)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 	band = chanctx_conf->def.chan->band;
-	sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, peer);
-	if (sta) {
-		qos = sta->sta.wme;
-	} else {
-		ret = -ENOLINK;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
 
 	if (qos) {
 		fc = cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA |