diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
index ef3329ef52f3..7d445d3b849d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
@@ -772,16 +772,16 @@ int ath10k_htc_connect_service(struct ath10k_htc *htc,
 
 	flags |= SM(tx_alloc, ATH10K_HTC_CONN_FLAGS_RECV_ALLOC);
 
-	req_msg = &msg->connect_service;
-	req_msg->flags = __cpu_to_le16(flags);
-	req_msg->service_id = __cpu_to_le16(conn_req->service_id);
-
 	/* Only enable credit flow control for WMI ctrl service */
 	if (conn_req->service_id != ATH10K_HTC_SVC_ID_WMI_CONTROL) {
 		flags |= ATH10K_HTC_CONN_FLAGS_DISABLE_CREDIT_FLOW_CTRL;
 		disable_credit_flow_ctrl = true;
 	}
 
+	req_msg = &msg->connect_service;
+	req_msg->flags = __cpu_to_le16(flags);
+	req_msg->service_id = __cpu_to_le16(conn_req->service_id);
+
 	INIT_COMPLETION(htc->ctl_resp);
 
 	status = ath10k_htc_send(htc, ATH10K_HTC_EP_0, skb);