diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index ec83f413a7ed19d41b3a37a0a7e0b1d7b1ce9988..88a565f130a5a2e2e0f72fca3c204505a810a652 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3406,12 +3406,12 @@ static int nl80211_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	i = 0;
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS]) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS], tmp) {
+			request->ssids[i].ssid_len = nla_len(attr);
 			if (request->ssids[i].ssid_len > IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto out_free;
 			}
 			memcpy(request->ssids[i].ssid, nla_data(attr), nla_len(attr));
-			request->ssids[i].ssid_len = nla_len(attr);
 			i++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3572,6 +3572,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS]) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS],
 				    tmp) {
+			request->ssids[i].ssid_len = nla_len(attr);
 			if (request->ssids[i].ssid_len >
 			    IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
@@ -3579,7 +3580,6 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			}
 			memcpy(request->ssids[i].ssid, nla_data(attr),
 			       nla_len(attr));
-			request->ssids[i].ssid_len = nla_len(attr);
 			i++;
 		}
 	}