diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index 9f646964055d..e8b4544b5b15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4984,6 +4984,8 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (control && control->sta)
 		sta = control->sta;
 
+	queue = rtl8xxxu_queue_select(hw, skb);
+
 	tx_desc = skb_push(skb, tx_desc_size);
 
 	memset(tx_desc, 0, tx_desc_size);
@@ -4996,7 +4998,6 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	    is_broadcast_ether_addr(ieee80211_get_DA(hdr)))
 		tx_desc->txdw0 |= TXDESC_BROADMULTICAST;
 
-	queue = rtl8xxxu_queue_select(hw, skb);
 	tx_desc->txdw1 = cpu_to_le32(queue << TXDESC_QUEUE_SHIFT);
 
 	if (tx_info->control.hw_key) {