diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
index 036d1d82d93e7eed2d6d08be91245f62d6d902f1..77e36945364215391c4116be4801213009d4c6f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_mpdu_mq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct napi_struct *napi,
 			he_phy_data = le64_to_cpu(desc->v1.he_phy_data);
 
 		rx_status->flag |= RX_FLAG_AMPDU_DETAILS;
-		rx_status->ampdu_reference = mvm->ampdu_ref;
 		/* toggle is switched whenever new aggregation starts */
 		if (toggle_bit != mvm->ampdu_toggle) {
 			mvm->ampdu_ref++;
@@ -1092,6 +1091,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_mpdu_mq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct napi_struct *napi,
 						RX_FLAG_AMPDU_EOF_BIT;
 			}
 		}
+		rx_status->ampdu_reference = mvm->ampdu_ref;
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();