diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index c04419c9c3fc..3762ae6c4c65 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,8 @@ int rtw_check_bcn_info(struct adapter *Adapter, u8 *pframe, u32 packet_len)
 		ssid_len = *(p + 1);
 		if (ssid_len > NDIS_802_11_LENGTH_SSID)
 			ssid_len = 0;
+		memcpy(bssid->ssid.ssid, (p + 2), ssid_len);
 	}
-	memcpy(bssid->ssid.ssid, (p + 2), ssid_len);
 	bssid->ssid.ssid_length = ssid_len;
 
 	if (memcmp(bssid->ssid.ssid, cur_network->network.ssid.ssid, 32) ||