diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
index 5fcf3a465eda..9c730b7009fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
@@ -1762,6 +1762,7 @@ static int ath12k_dp_rx_msdu_coalesce(struct ath12k *ar,
 	struct hal_rx_desc *ldesc;
 	int space_extra, rem_len, buf_len;
 	u32 hal_rx_desc_sz = ar->ab->hal.hal_desc_sz;
+	bool is_continuation;
 
 	/* As the msdu is spread across multiple rx buffers,
 	 * find the offset to the start of msdu for computing
@@ -1810,7 +1811,8 @@ static int ath12k_dp_rx_msdu_coalesce(struct ath12k *ar,
 	rem_len = msdu_len - buf_first_len;
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(msdu_list)) != NULL && rem_len > 0) {
 		rxcb = ATH12K_SKB_RXCB(skb);
-		if (rxcb->is_continuation)
+		is_continuation = rxcb->is_continuation;
+		if (is_continuation)
 			buf_len = DP_RX_BUFFER_SIZE - hal_rx_desc_sz;
 		else
 			buf_len = rem_len;
@@ -1828,7 +1830,7 @@ static int ath12k_dp_rx_msdu_coalesce(struct ath12k *ar,
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
 		rem_len -= buf_len;
-		if (!rxcb->is_continuation)
+		if (!is_continuation)
 			break;
 	}