diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index b4b758deb30e..865e043e8aa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -955,11 +955,11 @@ static int ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	if (rx_stats->rs_more)
 		return 0;
 
-	ath9k_process_rssi(common, hw, hdr, rx_stats);
-
 	if (ath9k_process_rate(common, hw, rx_stats, rx_status))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ath9k_process_rssi(common, hw, hdr, rx_stats);
+
 	rx_status->band = hw->conf.chandef.chan->band;
 	rx_status->freq = hw->conf.chandef.chan->center_freq;
 	rx_status->signal = ah->noise + rx_stats->rs_rssi;