diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 20349af2ed30..4dd9a20f6a0b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 	const u8 *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
 	const u8 *ht_ie, *wpa_ie, *wmm_ie, *rsn_ie;
 	int ret;
-	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = bss->ies;
+	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
 
 	param = kzalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!param)