diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
index c15beb42ec4c..a1556fe2f421 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ mt7915_mac_fill_rx(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	if (!hdr_trans) {
-		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = mt76_skb_get_hdr(skb);
+		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 
 		if (insert_ccmp_hdr) {
 			u8 key_id = FIELD_GET(MT_RXD1_NORMAL_KEY_ID, rxd1);
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ mt7915_mac_fill_rx(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			mt76_insert_ccmp_hdr(skb, key_id);
 		}
 
+		hdr = mt76_skb_get_hdr(skb);
 		fc = hdr->frame_control;
 		if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
 			seq_ctrl = le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
index 30cce5743731..edf54b192f37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ mt7921_mac_fill_rx(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	if (!hdr_trans) {
-		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = mt76_skb_get_hdr(skb);
+		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 
 		if (insert_ccmp_hdr) {
 			u8 key_id = FIELD_GET(MT_RXD1_NORMAL_KEY_ID, rxd1);