diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_pipe.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_pipe.c
index 281390178e3d9d062bb7c8afbf8e06de6364f39e..9adb56741bc3fd13da6b0644fc52245dca7a3816 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_pipe.c
@@ -988,8 +988,6 @@ static int ath6kl_htc_pipe_rx_complete(struct ath6kl *ar, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	htc_hdr = (struct htc_frame_hdr *) netdata;
 
-	ep = &target->endpoint[htc_hdr->eid];
-
 	if (htc_hdr->eid >= ENDPOINT_MAX) {
 		ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_HTC,
 			   "HTC Rx: invalid EndpointID=%d\n",
@@ -997,6 +995,7 @@ static int ath6kl_htc_pipe_rx_complete(struct ath6kl *ar, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto free_skb;
 	}
+	ep = &target->endpoint[htc_hdr->eid];
 
 	payload_len = le16_to_cpu(get_unaligned(&htc_hdr->payld_len));