diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
index ac304e21a367..51abcd20ffbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/d3.c
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_wowlan_store_wake_pkt(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 					 struct iwl_wowlan_status_data *status,
 					 u32 len)
 {
-	u32 data_size, packet_len = le32_to_cpu(notif->wake_packet_length);
+	u32 data_size, packet_len;
 
 	if (len < sizeof(*notif)) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Invalid WoWLAN wake packet notification!\n");
@@ -2831,6 +2831,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_wowlan_store_wake_pkt(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	packet_len = le32_to_cpu(notif->wake_packet_length);
 	data_size = len - offsetof(struct iwl_wowlan_wake_pkt_notif, wake_packet);
 
 	/* data_size got the padding from the notification, remove it. */