diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index d45d4be63dd8..5481acbfc1d4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3086,10 +3086,11 @@ void ieee80211_check_fast_xmit(struct sta_info *sta)
 			/* DA SA BSSID */
 			build.da_offs = offsetof(struct ieee80211_hdr, addr1);
 			build.sa_offs = offsetof(struct ieee80211_hdr, addr2);
+			rcu_read_lock();
 			link = rcu_dereference(sdata->link[tdls_link_id]);
-			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!link))
-				break;
-			memcpy(hdr->addr3, link->u.mgd.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+			if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(!link))
+				memcpy(hdr->addr3, link->u.mgd.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			build.hdr_len = 24;
 			break;
 		}