diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
index 20c9e79042613..9183d6f2e5efc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
@@ -2652,9 +2652,9 @@ int ath11k_dp_process_rx(struct ath11k_base *ab, int ring_id,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&srng->lock);
 
+try_again:
 	ath11k_hal_srng_access_begin(ab, srng);
 
-try_again:
 	while (likely(desc =
 	      (struct hal_reo_dest_ring *)ath11k_hal_srng_dst_get_next_entry(ab,
 									     srng))) {