diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 89cbc077a48d..085cc86e7c32 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -965,9 +965,11 @@ int ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 #endif
 
 	if (ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MONITOR) {
+		unsigned int len = skb->len;
+
 		ieee80211_monitor_rx(ieee, skb, rx_stats);
 		stats->rx_packets++;
-		stats->rx_bytes += skb->len;
+		stats->rx_bytes += len;
 		return 1;
 	}