diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index dc261bbba5220a224432745fe5783bbe0d571209..2378305f7534498170151528d33c369f26326279 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__le16 fc;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr hdr;
 	struct ieee80211s_hdr mesh_hdr __maybe_unused;
-	struct mesh_path *mppath = NULL;
+	struct mesh_path __maybe_unused *mppath = NULL;
 	const u8 *encaps_data;
 	int encaps_len, skip_header_bytes;
 	int nh_pos, h_pos;