diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 4eb45e08b97e..637756516cf5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -1466,6 +1466,10 @@ static void __sta_info_destroy_part2(struct sta_info *sta, bool recalc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	sinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*sinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (sinfo)
+		sta_set_sinfo(sta, sinfo, true);
+
 	if (sta->uploaded) {
 		ret = drv_sta_state(local, sdata, sta, IEEE80211_STA_NONE,
 				    IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST);
@@ -1474,9 +1478,6 @@ static void __sta_info_destroy_part2(struct sta_info *sta, bool recalc)
 
 	sta_dbg(sdata, "Removed STA %pM\n", sta->sta.addr);
 
-	sinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*sinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (sinfo)
-		sta_set_sinfo(sta, sinfo, true);
 	cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, sinfo, GFP_KERNEL);
 	kfree(sinfo);