1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index 636ec553ae83..01fcabcc8e56 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static struct recv_frame *decryptor(struct adapter *padapter,
 static struct recv_frame *portctrl(struct adapter *adapter,
                                    struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 {
-        u8   *psta_addr = NULL, *ptr;
+        u8   *psta_addr, *ptr;
         uint  auth_alg;
         struct recv_frame *pfhdr;
         struct sta_info *psta;
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ static struct recv_frame *portctrl(struct adapter *adapter,
 
 
         pstapriv = &adapter->stapriv;
-        psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, psta_addr);
 
         auth_alg = adapter->securitypriv.dot11AuthAlgrthm;
 
@@ -566,6 +565,7 @@ static struct recv_frame *portctrl(struct adapter *adapter,
         pfhdr = precv_frame;
         pattrib = &pfhdr->attrib;
         psta_addr = pattrib->ta;
+        psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, psta_addr);
 
         prtnframe = NULL;