diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c
index 1d4444f3936f..c10da6195c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ void ath12k_dp_tx_free_txbuf(struct ath12k_dp *dp,
 
 	skb_cb = ATH12K_SKB_CB(msdu);
 
-	dp_pdev = ath12k_dp_to_pdev_dp(dp, pdev_idx);
-
 	dma_unmap_single(dp->dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc) {
 		dma_unmap_single(dp->dev, skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc,
@@ -203,6 +201,10 @@ void ath12k_dp_tx_free_txbuf(struct ath12k_dp *dp,
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(desc_params->skb_ext_desc);
 	}
 
+	guard(rcu)();
+
+	dp_pdev = ath12k_dp_to_pdev_dp(dp, pdev_idx);
+
 	ieee80211_free_txskb(ath12k_pdev_dp_to_hw(dp_pdev), msdu);
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&dp_pdev->num_tx_pending))