diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index d12aed9c1756..fdf00cbf49d8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -2821,7 +2821,7 @@ static u32 sta_estimate_expected_throughput(struct sta_info *sta,
 	u32 duration;
 	u8 band;
 
-	conf = rcu_dereference(bss_conf->chanctx_conf);
+	conf = sdata_dereference(bss_conf->chanctx_conf, sta->sdata);
 	if (!conf)
 		return 0;
 	band = conf->def.chan->band;