diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 1f524030b186..f5a0880da3fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ static void mac80211_hwsim_get_et_strings(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					  u32 sset, u8 *data)
 {
 	if (sset == ETH_SS_STATS)
-		memcpy(data, *mac80211_hwsim_gstrings_stats,
+		memcpy(data, mac80211_hwsim_gstrings_stats,
 		       sizeof(mac80211_hwsim_gstrings_stats));
 }