diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 4ee4886babcb..da1a27b1d8b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -1636,14 +1636,14 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct msix_entry *entry = dev_id;
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = iwl_pcie_get_trans_pcie(entry);
 	struct iwl_trans *trans = trans_pcie->trans;
-	struct iwl_rxq *rxq = &trans_pcie->rxq[entry->entry];
+	struct iwl_rxq *rxq;
 
 	trace_iwlwifi_dev_irq_msix(trans->dev, entry, false, 0, 0);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(entry->entry >= trans->num_rx_queues))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	if (!rxq) {
+	if (!trans_pcie->rxq) {
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			IWL_ERR(trans,
 				"[%d] Got MSI-X interrupt before we have Rx queues\n",
@@ -1651,6 +1651,7 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
+	rxq = &trans_pcie->rxq[entry->entry];
 	lock_map_acquire(&trans->sync_cmd_lockdep_map);
 	IWL_DEBUG_ISR(trans, "[%d] Got interrupt\n", entry->entry);