diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index a4a715f6f1c3..91fcf15ccaa3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ int ieee80211_mesh_csa_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
        ret = ieee80211_mesh_rebuild_beacon(sdata);
        if (ret) {
-               tmp_csa_settings = rcu_dereference(ifmsh->csa);
+               tmp_csa_settings = rcu_access_pointer(ifmsh->csa);
                RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifmsh->csa, NULL);
                kfree_rcu(tmp_csa_settings, rcu_head);
                return ret;