diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index 0178ab169754..2b707ffc1a20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -10298,12 +10298,12 @@ static void ath12k_wmi_op_rx(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct wmi_cmd_hdr *cmd_hdr;
 	enum wmi_tlv_event_id id;
 
-	cmd_hdr = (struct wmi_cmd_hdr *)skb->data;
-	id = le32_get_bits(cmd_hdr->cmd_id, WMI_CMD_HDR_CMD_ID);
-
-	if (!skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wmi_cmd_hdr)))
+	cmd_hdr = skb_pull_data(skb, sizeof(*cmd_hdr));
+	if (!cmd_hdr)
 		goto out;
 
+	id = le32_get_bits(cmd_hdr->cmd_id, WMI_CMD_HDR_CMD_ID);
+
 	switch (id) {
 		/* Process all the WMI events here */
 	case WMI_SERVICE_READY_EVENTID: