diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
index 3cda1f956f0b..6378dfd3b4e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
@@ -661,9 +661,8 @@ int mwifiex_ret_802_11_associate(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	priv->assoc_rsp_size = min(le16_to_cpu(resp->size) - S_DS_GEN,
 				   sizeof(priv->assoc_rsp_buf));
 
-	memcpy(priv->assoc_rsp_buf, &resp->params, priv->assoc_rsp_size);
-
 	assoc_rsp->a_id = cpu_to_le16(aid);
+	memcpy(priv->assoc_rsp_buf, &resp->params, priv->assoc_rsp_size);
 
 	if (status_code) {
 		priv->adapter->dbg.num_cmd_assoc_failure++;