diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 46b62bb3677c..423816f18b55 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2780,8 +2780,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	bss = ieee80211_bss_info_update(local, rx_status, mgmt, len, elems,
 					channel);
 	if (bss) {
-		ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss);
 		sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_rate = bss->beacon_rate;
+		ieee80211_rx_bss_put(local, bss);
 	}
 }