diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 278945e3e08a..51ec5f9bc2e0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -4191,11 +4191,11 @@ void __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ieee80211_aggr_check(sdata, sta, skb);
 
+	sk_pacing_shift_update(skb->sk, sdata->local->hw.tx_sk_pacing_shift);
+
 	if (sta) {
 		struct ieee80211_fast_tx *fast_tx;
 
-		sk_pacing_shift_update(skb->sk, sdata->local->hw.tx_sk_pacing_shift);
-
 		fast_tx = rcu_dereference(sta->fast_tx);
 
 		if (fast_tx &&