diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index bed7ac838250..a35e2d5870b6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,6 @@ int ieee80211_mesh_csa_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	ret = ieee80211_mesh_rebuild_beacon(sdata);
 	if (ret) {
-		tmp_csa_settings = rcu_dereference(ifmsh->csa);
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifmsh->csa, NULL);
 		kfree_rcu(tmp_csa_settings, rcu_head);
 		return ret;