diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index a3c5d4d995db..3ff7f38394a6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1099,13 +1099,13 @@ ieee80211_copy_rnr_beacon(u8 *pos, struct cfg80211_rnr_elems *dst,
 {
 	int i, offset = 0;
 
+	dst->cnt = src->cnt;
 	for (i = 0; i < src->cnt; i++) {
 		memcpy(pos + offset, src->elem[i].data, src->elem[i].len);
 		dst->elem[i].len = src->elem[i].len;
 		dst->elem[i].data = pos + offset;
 		offset += dst->elem[i].len;
 	}
-	dst->cnt = src->cnt;
 
 	return offset;
 }