diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index e448ab338448..6fbb15b65902 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2006-2007	Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
  * Copyright 2007	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Intel Corporation
  *
  * Transmit and frame generation functions.
  */
@@ -3927,6 +3927,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			goto begin;
 
 		skb = __skb_dequeue(&tx.skbs);
+		info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&tx.skbs)) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);
@@ -3971,7 +3972,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
 encap_out:
-	IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.vif = vif;
+	info->control.vif = vif;
 
 	if (tx.sta &&
 	    wiphy_ext_feature_isset(local->hw.wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_AQL)) {