return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ath12k_link_vif *ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
+static struct ath12k_link_vif *
+ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
+                       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
 {
-       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf, *tx_bss_conf;
+       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *tx_bss_conf;
        struct ath12k *ar = arvif->ar;
        struct ath12k_vif *tx_ahvif;
 
        lockdep_assert_wiphy(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar)->wiphy);
 
-       link_conf = ath12k_mac_get_link_bss_conf(arvif);
-       if (!link_conf) {
-               ath12k_warn(ar->ab,
-                           "unable to access bss link conf for link %u required to retrieve transmitting link conf\n",
-                           arvif->link_id);
-               return NULL;
-       }
-
        tx_bss_conf = wiphy_dereference(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar)->wiphy,
                                        link_conf->tx_bss_conf);
        if (tx_bss_conf) {
                return -ENOLINK;
        }
 
-       tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif);
+       tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif, link_conf);
        if (tx_arvif) {
                if (tx_arvif != arvif && arvif->is_up)
                        return 0;
 {
        struct ath12k_wmi_vdev_up_params params = {};
        struct ath12k_vif *ahvif = arvif->ahvif;
+       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf;
        struct ath12k_link_vif *tx_arvif;
        struct ath12k *ar = arvif->ar;
        int ret;
        params.aid = ahvif->aid;
        params.bssid = arvif->bssid;
 
-       tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif);
+       link_conf = ath12k_mac_get_link_bss_conf(arvif);
+       if (!link_conf) {
+               ath12k_warn(ar->ab,
+                           "unable to access bss link conf for link %u required to retrieve transmitting link conf\n",
+                           arvif->link_id);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif, link_conf);
        if (tx_arvif) {
                params.tx_bssid = tx_arvif->bssid;
                params.nontx_profile_idx = info->bssid_index;
                return -ENOLINK;
        }
 
-       tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif);
+       tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif, link_conf);
        if (!tx_arvif)
                return 0;
 
                params.aid = ahvif->aid;
                params.bssid = arvif->bssid;
 
-               tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif);
+               tx_arvif = ath12k_mac_get_tx_arvif(arvif, link_conf);
                if (tx_arvif) {
                        params.tx_bssid = tx_arvif->bssid;
                        params.nontx_profile_idx = link_conf->bssid_index;